pure
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1.4
- adjective
- /pjʊr/
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puro
- Oh, the instincts of a child are so pure and innocent.
- a pure heart
- pure love
- a pure soul
you know, you, you saw pure love from him. Yeah,
- you know, you, you saw pure love from him. Yeah,
- I feel like you're such a pure good human being, you know?
- What prompted that pure love for for for your father?
- I chose you because you are the purest human being I've ever met.
- Asian women growing up for me were pure innocent virgins.
- I mean, Trump is is hardly, you know, purer than the driven snow.
- Remember, it is pure love and you came from it.
- I did it for pure love of country.
- No, you know, he's he's the purest and you know it.
- Gandhi said to A to a pure heart, all hearts are pure.
Examples
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I feel like you're such a pure good human being, you know?
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I mean, she's pure of heart and soul.
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you know, you, you saw pure love from him. Yeah,
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There is no one who has a heart as pure and I think yours.
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And this is my new love, pure love.
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And he was very pure and very good person.
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Remember, it is pure love and you came from it.
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If your love remains pure, you cannot die.
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For the first time in his career, he was exploring love as a pure emotion.
Academic text (2013) -
The teacher praised her for her pure intentions in helping others.
Synonyms
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1.0
Behaving in a kind and honest way
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2.2
Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
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7.4
Not having sex, often for religious or moral reasons
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7.0
Free from things seen as wrong by religion
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5.5
Not having had sex
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5.1
Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions
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9.6
Not having sex, especially before marriage
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7.0
Completely clean and not spoiled or stained
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7.6
Not having had sex
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6.3
Someone who has done nothing wrong
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8.4
Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts
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9.9
Honest and pure in actions and motives
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9.9
Relating to being sexually pure
A person or thing that has not done wrong and seems pure
Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
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8.4
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 also took on a moral meaning because its root meant 'clean', so people used it for someone without a 'stain' on their behaviour. That's why calling a person pure means they are innocent or morally good.