Pure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pure is an adjective meaning Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Meaning
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
More Meanings
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Mere; that and that only.
- (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- (programming) Having no side effects.
Example Sentences
a pure method
That idea is pure madness!
A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.
"Hetch Hetchy water is the purest, wholly unpolluted, and forever unpollutable."
Word Forms
- purer
- purest
- pures
- puring
- pured
Synonyms for pure
Depending on context, synonyms include chaste, cherry, clean, flawless, halal, ideal.
Antonyms for pure
Common opposites include adulterated, contaminated, denatured, filthy, flawed, polluted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pristine, unadulterated, unalloyed, undefiled, undiluted, unmixed.
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