English dictionary
pure
adjectivePronunciation
ˈpjʊə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- in a state of sexual virginity
adjective
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
adjective
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
adjective
- free from discordant qualities
adjective
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
adjective
- (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
adjective
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
Example sentences
pure and vestal modesty
a spinster or virgin lady
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
pure science
an arrant fool
a complete coward
a consummate fool
a double-dyed villain
gross negligence
{'source': 'Sylvia Plath', 'text': 'I felt pure and sweet as a new baby'}
pure as the driven snow
pure air and water
pure gold
pure primary colors
the violin's pure and lovely song
pure tones