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intemerateness

intemerateness noun: the state of being unpolluted; purity.

Noun

intemerateness (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) The state of being unpolluted; purity.
    • August 15 1607, John Donne, letter to Henry Godyere
      They shall therefore ever keep the sincerity and intemerateness of the fountain, whence they are derived.

Origin of intemerateness

From intemerate + -ness.

Questions about intemerateness

What does intemerateness mean?
Intemerateness means the state of being unpolluted; purity.
What part of speech is intemerateness?
Intemerateness is a noun.

Words near intemerateness in the dictionary

  1. intelligible
  2. intelligibleness
  3. intelligibly
  4. intemerate
  5. intemerated
  6. intemerateness
  7. intemperament
  8. intemperaments
  9. intemperance
  10. intemperances
  11. intemperancy

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