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Word pure
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / pjʊə(r) / NAmE / pjʊr /
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  • pure gold/silk, etc.
  • these shirts are 100% pure cotton.
  • classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
  • one movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
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pure

(adjective)BrE / pjʊə(r) / NAmE / pjʊr /
  1. not mixed with anything else; with nothing added
    • pure gold/silk, etc.
    • These shirts are 100% pure cotton.
    • Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
    • One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
  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.
  3. complete and total
    • They met by pure chance.
    • She laughed with pure joy.
    • These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true).
  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. concerned with increasing knowledge of the subject rather than with 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.

    Extra Examples

    • The horse was almost pure white in colour.
    • The metal needs to be very pure.
    • The water here is absolutely pure.
    • a voice which sounded pure and clear
    • Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
    • Devotees strive to become pure in body and mind.
    • He insisted that his motives were pure.
    • It was a pure accident. I’m not blaming anybody.
    • Much of the population still does not have access to pure drinking water.
    • The man wants revenge, pure and simple.
    • The mountain air was sweet and pure.
    • The nuns here live a quiet and pure life.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French pur ‘pure’, from Latin purus.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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