Pure
WordNet
adjective
(1) In a state of sexual virginity
"Pure and vestal modesty"
"A spinster or virgin lady"
"Men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
(2) (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
(3) Concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
"Pure science"
(4) Free from discordant qualities
(5) (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath
"Pure as the driven snow"
(6) Free of extraneous elements of any kind
"Pure air and water"
"Pure gold"
"Pure primary colors"
"The violin's pure and lovely song"
"Pure tones"
"Pure oxygen"
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Etymology
From pur from pur from from . Displaced native lutter "pure, clear, sincere" (from hlūtor, hluttor), skere "pure, sheer, clear" (from scǣre and skǣr), schir "clear, pure" (from scīr), smete, smeate "pure, refined" (from smǣte; cf mǣre "pure").
Adjective
- free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied
- free of foreign material or pollutants
- free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
- of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Related terms
Adverb
- to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
- You’re pure busy.
Etymology 1
From , the adverb of ; or the definite form of .
Adjective
Verb
pure
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Etymology 2
From , the adverb of .