Pure – The adjective pure describes something that’s made of only one substance and is not mixed with anything else. For example, your favorite soft, warm winter scarf might be made from pure merino wool.
Anything that’s uncontaminated by extra, unnecessary, or unclean substances is pure. You can swim in pure water or wear a necklace that’s made of pure silver. Pure can also mean “complete” or “absolute,” especially when it describes happiness. A religious meaning of pure is “free from sin”, good or wholesome. The Latin word purus, “clean or unmixed,” is the root of pure.
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Definition of pure
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Medical definitions for pureadj. Getting a homogeneous or uniform composition not mixed. Free of adulterants or impurities. Created by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding homozygous. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary.
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Top Definitions Synonyms Quiz Related Content Examples British Medical This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. adjective, pur·er, pur·est. free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold;pure water. unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous. of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog. free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek. clear; free from blemishes: pure skin. (of literary style) straightforward; unaffected. abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science. without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music. absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy. being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident. clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands. untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart. physically chaste; virgin. ceremonially or ritually clean. free of or without guilt; guiltless. independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.
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