pure
- adjective
- /pjʊr/
- OK, it's still got that pure orange look, but it's lighter.
- pure water
- pure gold
- pure metal
You're just getting the pure fat of that food.
- You're just getting the pure fat of that food.
- that was that was kind of a pure, a pure blue.
- One thing is I feel just pure simple joy at their success.
- People like to use things like pure worm castings, things like that.
- At least there's nothing It's just pure desert.
- Lakeside Maple specializes in trail mix baked with pure Maple syrup.
- So it's very clean to actually get a pure substance from sublimation.
- This is the most delightful golden champagne, the purest golden champagne color.
- This is the doctor teals pure Epsom salt foaming bath.
Examples
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Of course, the astronauts themselves are breathing pure oxygen through their space suits.
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The sound of pure mountain spring water from the center of the Earth.
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So what about when you have pure products?
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And then we add pure water, hot water.
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One thing is I feel just pure simple joy at their success.
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It's a field of pure being, pure intelligence, pure silence, pure bliss.
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1,800 volts of pure electricity.
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By 1935, the facility was shipping 99% pure heavy water to countries throughout Europe for scientific experiments.
Academic text (2012) -
The scientist needed a sample of pure water for the experiment to ensure accurate results.
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She enjoyed the pure flavor of the freshly squeezed orange juice without any additives.
Synonyms
Free from dirt or harmful things
Pure and not mixed with anything else
Not mixed with anything else
Pure and not made weaker by adding water or another liquid
Completely clean and not spoiled or stained
Pure and not mixed with anything else
Free from harmful or unwanted things
Clean and not made dirty by harmful substances
Completely pure with nothing added
Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things
Not mixed with other ingredients, showing its own taste or color
Pure because processing removes unwanted parts
Free of marks, stains, or faults
Pure and not mixed with other things
Not mixed with water so it stays strong
Very free of any unwanted substances
Water that has had ions removed and is very pure
Shown in a raw, honest way without softening
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts
Compounds
- Offensive
An armed group that uses violence in Kashmir to try to create Islamic rule
- Slur
An offensive act that uses exaggerated, mocking images of Black people to make fun of them
- Specialized
A way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1
- UK
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
- Literature
A line of poetry with six short-long beats and no rhythm changes allowed
- Specialized
A number equal to a real number not zero times i with no real part
- Literature
The three highest gods in Taoism who represent the pure form of the Tao
How Pure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pure comes from an old Latin word purus that meant 'clean' or 'not mixed', and you can see the same root in purify and impure. So to call something pure is to say it has nothing added — like pure water or pure gold.