pure
/pjˈʊɹ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
adjective
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
“pure air and water” - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool” - (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- free from discordant qualities
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
“pure science” - (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless- Sylvia Plath
“I felt pure and sweet as a new baby” - in a state of sexual virginity
“pure and vestal modesty”
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