pure (pjʊə
)
Definitions
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 ⇒
pure mathematics
pure science
Compare applied - (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
Alternative Forms
ˈpureness nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus unstainedSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
unmixed,
real,
clear,
true,
simple,
natural,
straight,
perfect,
genuine,
neat,
authentic,
flawless,
unalloyed,
=
clean,
immaculate,
sterile,
wholesome,
sanitary,
spotless,
sterilized,
squeaky-clean,
unblemished,
unadulterated,
untainted,
disinfected,
uncontaminated,
unpolluted,
pasteurized,
germ-free,
=
theoretical,
abstract,
philosophical,
speculative,
academic,
conceptual,
hypothetical,
conjectural,
non-practical
=
complete,
total,
perfect,
absolute,
mere,
sheer,
patent,
utter,
outright,
thorough,
downright,
palpable,
unqualified,
out-and-out,
unmitigated,
Quotations
"My strength is as the strength of tenBecause my heart is pure"
"Unto the pure all things are pure"
Bible: II Timothy
Translations
- British English:
pure
Pure means not mixed with anything else.This dress is pure silk.pjʊə ADJECTIVE This dress is pure silk.
- Spanish:
puro
adj pura
- French:
pur
adj
- German:
rein
adj
- Chinese: 纯的 adj
- Arabic: نَقِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: puro adj pura
- Russian: чистый adj чистая
- Croatian: čist adj čista
- Czech: čistý adj
- Danish: ren adj
- Dutch: puur adj
- Finnish: puhdas adj
- Greek: αγνός adj αγνή
- Italian: puro adj pura
- Japanese: 純粋な no_posp
- Korean: 순수한 adj
- Norwegian: ren adj
- Polish: czysty adj czysta
- Brazilian Portuguese: puro adj pura
- European Spanish:
puro
adj pura
- Swedish: ren adj rent
- Thai: บริสุทธิ์ adj
- Turkish: saf adj
- Vietnamese: tinh khiết adj
Usage examples
He wanted that ferocity of the pure , colourless alcohol in is throat.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)More widely grown is Galanthus S. Arnott, tall and svelte with pure white outer petals and a sweet perfume.
Country Life (2005)The whisper goes round: "No wonder she's alone, she reads pure drivel.
Globe and Mail (2003)The Taliban took power in most of Afghanistan in 1996 promising to install a pure version of Islam.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Shiva is the male aspect of Existence, pure consciousness, the unmanifest, the Source.
, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)