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pure
[ pyoor ]
adjective
- free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
pure gold;
pure water.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.
- of unmixed descent or ancestry:
a pure breed of dog.
- free from foreign or inappropriate elements:
pure Attic Greek.
- clear; free from blemishes:
pure skin.
- (of literary style) straightforward; unaffected.
- abstract or theoretical ( applied ):
pure science.
- without any discordant quality; clear and true:
pure tones in music.
- absolute; utter; sheer:
to sing for pure joy.
- being that and nothing else; mere:
a pure accident.
- clean, spotless, or unsullied:
pure hands.
- untainted with evil; innocent:
pure in heart.
Synonyms: ,
- physically chaste; virgin.
- ceremonially or ritually clean.
- free of or without guilt; guiltless.
- independent of sense or experience:
pure knowledge.
- Biology, Genetics.
- containing only one characteristic for a trait.
- Phonetics. monophthongal ( def ).
pure
/ ʊə /
adjective
- not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc
pure nitrogen
- free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome
pure water
- free from moral taint or defilement
pure love
- prenominal (intensifier)
pure stupidity
a pure coincidence
- (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications Compare applied
pure mathematics
pure science
- (of a vowel) pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthongal
- (of a consonant) not accompanied by another consonant
- of supposedly unmixed racial descent
- genetics biology breeding true for one or more characteristics; homozygous
- music
- (of a sound) composed of a single frequency without overtones
- (of intervals in the system of just intonation) mathematically accurate in respect to the ratio of one frequency to another
Derived Forms
- ˈܰԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰn noun
- p·ܰ adjective
- p·ܰly adverb
- hyper·ܰn noun
- p·ܰ adjective
- ܲ·ܰ adjective
- ܲ·ܰly adverb
- un·ܰn noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pure1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The hosts of "Girls Gone Bible" frequently speak about "staying pure," telling their followers that sex before marriage "ruins lives" and that "modesty is very important" if women wish to avoid appearing "promiscuous."
It’s just pure joy to be in another movie and franchise with him.
“In a glimpse of time, she had pure bliss, no one could take that from her or us.”
"I think there probably are some people who are just pure eugenicists or white supremacists," she says.
From the chaos backstage through Selena’s solo walk through a curtain to the rapture of her adoring fans, it’s just the first of the film’s string of pure Hollywood moments.”
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