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Pure

/ˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ · adjective

Meaning

Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
  2. Free of foreign material or pollutants.
  3. Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
  4. Mere; that and that only.
  5. (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
  6. (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
  7. (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
  8. (programming) Having no side effects.

Example Sentences

Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.
A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.
As for the rest, the air here is said to be purer than elsewhere in Ireland; the water of the Nore is beautifully transparent; and the bogless state of the land helps out the rhyme.
"Hetch Hetchy water is the purest, wholly unpolluted, and forever unpollutable."
Laye hondes sodenly on no man nether be part taker of wother mens synnes. Kepe thy silfe pure.
That idea is pure madness!
The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.
a pure method

Synonyms for pure

chastecherrycleanflawlesshalalidealimmaculatekoshermerenaturalperfectpristinepuresimon-pureunadulteratedunalloyeduncontaminatedundefiledunpollutedunsullieduntainteduntouchedvirgincrudeunrefinedrawcoarseunmixedunprocesseduntreated

Antonyms for pure

adulteratedcontaminateddefileddenatureddirtied/dirtyfilthyflawedharamimpurepollutedsulliedtaintedtreyfuncleandirtyimperfectcommoncorruptedmixedsophisticatedcorruptguiltysinfulat faultblameworthycensurableculpablenocentreprehensibleto blame

Related Words

pristineunadulteratedunalloyedundefiledundilutedunmixedimmaculateuncontaminatedunpolluteduncloudedcleanabsoluteunmitigatedunmingledvirginvirginalsimplechasteeverlastingarrant

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does pure mean?

Pure means Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied..

What is a synonym for pure?

Common synonyms include chaste, cherry, clean, flawless.

What is the opposite of pure?

Possible antonyms include adulterated, contaminated, defiled, denatured.

How do you use pure in a sentence?

Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.

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