pure
adjective
[ pjʊə ]
• not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.
• "cars can run on pure alcohol"
Similar:
unmixed,
unalloyed,
unadulterated,
unblended,
uncontaminated,
sterling,
solid,
refined,
one hundred per cent,
100%,
clarified,
clear,
filtered,
distilled,
processed,
neat,
straight,
undiluted,
flawless,
perfect,
genuine,
authentic,
real,
actual,
bona fide,
veritable,
true,
pukka,
Opposite:
impure,
adulterated,
• (of a sound) perfectly in tune and with a clear tone.
• "these small cymbals produce a quiet but high pitched and very pure note"
• wholesome and untainted by immorality, especially that of a sexual nature.
• "our fondness for each other is pure and innocent"
Similar:
virtuous,
moral,
ethical,
good,
righteous,
angelic,
saintly,
pious,
honourable,
reputable,
wholesome,
clean,
honest,
upright,
upstanding,
exemplary,
above reproach,
irreproachable,
innocent,
chaste,
pure as the driven snow,
virginal,
maidenly,
decent,
worthy,
noble,
blameless,
guiltless,
sinless,
stainless,
spotless,
unsullied,
unblemished,
unspoiled,
unaffected,
uncorrupted,
undefiled,
anti-corruption,
squeaky clean,
immaculate,
impeccable,
• (of a subject of study) dealing with abstract concepts and not practical application.
• "a theoretical discipline such as pure physics"
Similar:
theoretical,
abstract,
conceptual,
academic,
hypothetical,
philosophical,
speculative,
conjectural,
non-practical,
non-technical,
blue-sky,
• involving or containing nothing else but; sheer (used for emphasis).
• "a shout of pure anger"
Similar:
sheer,
utter,
simple,
absolute,
downright,
out-and-out,
rank,
complete,
thorough,
total,
perfect,
consummate,
unmitigated,
unqualified,
palpable,
patent,
arrant,
• (of a vowel) not joined with another to form a diphthong.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pur ‘pure’, from Latin purus .
