pure
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3.9
- adjective
- /pjʊr/
- His comments were pure nonsense, showing he had no understanding of the issue.
- pure and simple
- pure chance
- pure entertainment
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Watch on YouTubeLike make it the pure reason that you exist.
- Like make it the pure reason that you exist.
- So it never feels as pure as when you're Burning Man.
- That is that right is thus he says, the pure form of will.
- So that's why my first half an hour is just pure jokes.
- It was not a single cloud in the sky, pure blue skies, sunny.
- But the if, if it were just a pure deception.
- But just to leave it as pure exponential is obviously wrong.
- And I'm, I'm sorry, but that's pure ignorance.
- But but if you just break it down into pure skill, tenacity, temperament.
Examples
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So that was just pure, pure chance and I love it.
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-God, I love her work, pure genius.
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Hope people realize that That was pure and simple me or whatever.
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That is the sound of pure evil.
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I said your love needed to remain pure.
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If we are taking an "internal" or "lawyer's" approach, this is all pure confusion.
Academic text (2017) -
And we all know my moral code's pure as a diamond ring.
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So the idea is just kind of pure fun goofing around.
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Occasionally, medical errors are pure mistakes, but most times, the explanation is not that simple.
Academic text (2015) -
Foreign policy is, after all, the pursuit of power, pure and simple, without ambiguity and without concession.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
716
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
496
3.9
Complete to show the highest degree
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
84
5.6
Clear and extreme, often in an unpleasant way
69
4.3
Very serious and obvious, showing a large fault or failure
41
5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
15
6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
6
9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
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6.7
Shows something is completely bad or extreme
3
8.0
Pure and not mixed with anything else
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
2
7.7
Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out
2
4.9
Completely bad or not acceptable, with no good quality
1
4.6
Not mixed with anything else
1
9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
2
8.4
Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts
Compounds
- Slur
1
9.9
An offensive act that uses exaggerated, mocking images of Black people to make fun of them
- Offensive
1
9.9
An armed group that uses violence in Kashmir to try to create Islamic rule
- 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 Absolute
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pure is used to mean 'complete' or 'only' because of the basic idea 'not mixed', so pure + something means there is nothing else in it. For example, pure nonsense means it is nothing but nonsense.