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Pure Adjective Pjʊə(R Pjʊr Gold Ties Made Silk

Word3 pure
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /pjʊə(r)/ /pjʊr/
Example
  • pure gold
  • ties made of pure silk
  • these shirts are 100% pure cotton.
  • the patient was given pure oxygen to breathe.
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pure

(adjective)/pjʊə(r)/ /pjʊr/
  1. not mixed with anything else; with nothing added
    • pure gold
    • ties made of pure silk
    • These shirts are 100% pure cotton.
    • The patient was given pure oxygen to breathe.
    • Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
    • One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
    • The metal needs to be very pure.
  2. clean and not containing any harmful substances
    • OPPOSITE impure
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impure
    • a bottle of pure water
    • The air was sweet and pure.
    • Much of the population still does not have access to pure drinking water.
  3. complete and total
    • They met by pure chance.
    • She laughed with pure joy.
    • That woman is pure evil.
    • These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true).
    • It was a pure accident. I'm not blaming anybody.
    • It was pure coincidence that all the absences occurred at the same time.
  4. very clear; perfect
    • beaches of pure white sand
    • a pure voice
  5. without evil thoughts or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good
    • OPPOSITE impure
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impure
    • to lead a pure life
    • His motives were pure.
    • to be pure in body and mind
  6. about increasing knowledge of the subject rather than using knowledge in practical ways
    • COMPARE applied
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/applied
    • pure mathematics
    • technology as opposed to pure science subjects
  7. not mixed with any other breed or race, etc.
    • SEE ALSO pure-bred
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pure-bred
    • These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.
  8. used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in something
    • It's laziness, pure and simple.
    • The man wants revenge, pure and simple.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French pur ‘pure’, from Latin purus.
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