pure en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpjɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation) cure-force-merger
- /ˈpjoː/ (British, Southern, Standard) cure-force-merger
- /ˈpjoː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpjʉɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈpjʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈpjʉːɾ] (Scotland)
- /ˈpjɜː/ Norfolk, cure–fir merger
- (US) audio
- /ˈpjuː.ə/ (Northern-England, sometimes)
- /ˈpjuːɻ/ (Ireland)
- /ˈpjɝ/ (Canada, US) cure–fir merger
- /ˈpjɵː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpjoɹ/ (Canada, US) cure-force merger
- /ˈpjʊɚ/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈpɪʊ.ə/ (Wales)
- /ˈpjʉː.ə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”). Displaced native Middle English lutter (“pure, clear, sincere”) (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere (“pure, sheer, clear”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete, smeate (“pure, refined”) (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre (“pure”)).
Meanings
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Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
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Free of foreign material or pollutants.
As for the rest, the air here is said to be purer than elsewhere in Ireland; the water of the Nore is beautifully transparent; and the bogless state of the land helps out the rhyme.
1837, Leitch Ritchie, Ireland Picturesque and Romantic, volume 1, page 225:"Hetch Hetchy water is the purest, wholly unpolluted, and forever unpollutable."
1908 January 4, John Muir, “The Hetch Hetchy Valley”, in Sierra Club Bulletin, volume VI, number 4:A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.
1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
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Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
Laye hondes sodenly on no man nether be part taker of wother mens synnes. Kepe thy silfe pure.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 1 Timothy v:[22], folio cclxxviij, recto:
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Mere; that and that only.
That idea is pure madness!
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(of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.
2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
- Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
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Having no side effects.
a pure method
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(qualifier:Bermuda, slang) A lot of.
Well when ah's youngah, ah'd just light a candle rahn de dinna table play pure crazy 8s and spades vif my brotha til we lot dozed off...
2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pure | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pure | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| purer | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| purest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
denatured · haram · corrupt · nocent · common · tainted · tainted · impure · impure · corrupted · blameworthy · applied · filthy · at fault · adulterated · tainted · guilty · polluted · polluted · impure · unclean · contaminated · dirtied/dirty · mixed · contaminated · sinful · impure · imperfect · censurable · sullied · flawed · contaminated · sophisticated · adulterated · culpable · guilty · defiled · treyf · flawed · reprehensible · to blame · dirty
Deriveds
pureplay · pure virtual function · pureblooded · pure sex · pure mathematics · pure land · pure name · pure gatherer · as pure as the driven snow · pure-play · purebreed · pure-hearted · pure salvage · pure finder · pure evil · pure good · pure virtual method · pure ego · pure customer · pure endowment · pure collector · pure blue · pure-impure · fullblood · pure quartz · pureblood · pureness · pure cancer · pure quill · pure democracy · pure imaginary number · pure air · purey · pure-out · pure laine · pure O · pure science · pure country · pure-bred · purie · pure as the driven snow · purebred · pure and simple · pure as driven snow
Descendants
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
stereopure · superpure · simon-pure · virtuous · radiopure · repure · suprapure · nonpure · ultrapure · immunopure · hyperpure · enantiopure · nanopure · raw · unpure · ultra-pure · semipure
Relateds
puritan · purist · purify · purity · non-mixture · purification · puritanism · purism
Synonyms
clear · untouched · unblameable · uncalculating · alone · utter · unprocessed · natural · unsullied · very · raw · nonblameworthy · clean as a hound's tooth · clean · innocent · flawless · unblameworthy · mere · crude · virgin · untouched · cherry · pristine · unrefined · kosher · undefiled · dovelike · simple · irreprehensible · pure · uncontaminated · perfect · untouched · blameless · simon-pure · coarse · natural · immaculate · crude · unpolluted · sinless · unmixed · only · natural · innocent · bare · chaste · untreated · clean as a whistle · innocent as the babe unborn · innocent as the child unborn · clean · unrefined · unguilty · sackless · untainted · unalloyed · halal · pure · pure · virgin · not guilty · chaste · clean-handed · pristine · ideal · unadulterated · unalloyed · offenseless · righteous · pristine · guiltless
Translations (221)
sv ren (free of foreign material or pollutants) · sv pur (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · hy անարատ (free of foreign material or pollutants) · got 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu színtiszta (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ang clǣne (free of foreign material or pollutants) · de rein (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · cmn 純粹 /纯粹 (free of flaws or imperfections) · ota تمیز (free of flaws or imperfections) · pdt rein (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · fi pelkkä (free of foreign material or pollutants) · eo pura (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ms tulen (free of foreign material or pollutants) · la purus (free of flaws or imperfections) · mi takarepakore (free of flaws or imperfections) · yi ריין (free of flaws or imperfections) · el άψογος (free of flaws or imperfections) · sv ren (free of flaws or imperfections) · ar اَلصَّافِي (free of foreign material or pollutants) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · fi puhdas (free of flaws or imperfections) · lv nevainīgs (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · bg чист (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · ca pur (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · de pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · ca pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · mi horomata (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · pt puro (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · mt pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · nl puur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · th บุญ (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · lv šķīsts (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · hu szeplőtelen (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · cmn 純潔 /纯洁 (free of flaws or imperfections) · ro pur (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · tr salt (free of flaws or imperfections) · nrf pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · sa चौक्ष (free of flaws or imperfections) · bho पवित्र (free of flaws or imperfections) · ar صَافٍ (free of flaws or imperfections) · ru чи́стый (free of flaws or imperfections) · dsb cysty (free of flaws or imperfections) · ota صفی (free of flaws or imperfections) · el θεωρητικός (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · io pura (free of flaws or imperfections) · ota صفی (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · et siiras (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · bg безупречен (free of flaws or imperfections) · ar نَقِيّ (free of foreign material or pollutants) · fi silkka (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ka სრულყოფილი (free of flaws or imperfections) · ko 맑다 (free of flaws or imperfections) · nn rein (free of foreign material or pollutants) · vi thuần khiết (free of flaws or imperfections) · be чы́сты (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ota ساده (free of foreign material or pollutants) · et puhas (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · ro pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · fi puhdas (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · de rein (free of flaws or imperfections) · ang clǣne (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · egy wab-mw (free of foreign material or pollutants) · az xalis (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ckb ڕەسەن (free of flaws or imperfections) · ro cast (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · ko 맑다 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · de sauber (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · uga 𐎉𐎅𐎗 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · mt pur (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · no rein (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hy անարատ (free of flaws or imperfections) · grc ἀδνός (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · ja 純粋な (free of foreign material or pollutants) · he טָהוֹר (free of flaws or imperfections) · eo pura (free of flaws or imperfections) · ko 순수한 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · no ren (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ro curat (free of flaws or imperfections) · nl onverontreinigd (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hi शुद्ध (free of flaws or imperfections) · hi विमल (free of flaws or imperfections) · pdt rein (free of foreign material or pollutants) · uz soʻm (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · de rein (free of foreign material or pollutants) · cmn 純潔 /纯洁 (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · de einfach (phonetics: of a single, simple sound or tone) · pdt rein (free of flaws or imperfections) · tr saf (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ka სუფთა (free of foreign material or pollutants) · fi puhdas (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · ota پاك (free of flaws or imperfections) · el αγνός (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · ja 清らか (free of flaws or imperfections) · es lígrimo (free of foreign material or pollutants) · sv ren (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · fi viaton (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · gl puro (free of flaws or imperfections) · la merus (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ka უბიწო (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · la pūrus (free of foreign material or pollutants) · da ren (free of flaws or imperfections) · ia pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · cy pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · ang clǣne (free of flaws or imperfections) · gl puro (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ota آری (free of flaws or imperfections) · cmn 純淨 /纯净 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ar اَلصَّافِي (free of flaws or imperfections) · az saf (free of flaws or imperfections) · uk чи́стий (free of foreign material or pollutants) · cmn 清白 (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · bg непорочен (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · fi kirkas (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · th บริสุทธิ์ (free of flaws or imperfections) · th บริสุทธิ์ (free of foreign material or pollutants) · tl tagnas (free of flaws or imperfections) · cs čistý (free of flaws or imperfections) · ar صَافٍ (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ko 맑다 (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · uk чи́стий (free of flaws or imperfections) · cmn 純 /纯 (free of flaws or imperfections) · hu szűzies (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · tl tagnas (free of foreign material or pollutants) · es puro (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ru чи́стый (free of foreign material or pollutants) · az saf (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hi शुद्ध (free of foreign material or pollutants) · it puro (free of foreign material or pollutants) · no ren (free of flaws or imperfections) · mi parakore (free of foreign material or pollutants) · fa پاک (free of flaws or imperfections) · nl rein (free of flaws or imperfections) · ca pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · ast puru (free of foreign material or pollutants) · pl czysty (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · tr arı (free of flaws or imperfections) · hu merő (free of foreign material or pollutants) · yue 純 /纯 (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hi ख़ालिस (free of flaws or imperfections) · fi yleinen (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · az xalis (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · dsb cysty (free of foreign material or pollutants) · be чы́сты (free of flaws or imperfections) · lv tīrs (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · eu garbi (free of flaws or imperfections) · fi puhdas (free of foreign material or pollutants) · yi ריין (free of foreign material or pollutants) · nl puur (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · izh aima (free of foreign material or pollutants) · it mero (free of flaws or imperfections) · fr pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · fi puhdas (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · da fejlfri (free of flaws or imperfections) · pt puro (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ckb پەتی (free of flaws or imperfections) · tr saf (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · et puhas (free of flaws or imperfections) · mt pur (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · cu чистъ (free of flaws or imperfections) · nl puur (free of flaws or imperfections) · ckb ڕەسەن (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · el καθαρός (free of foreign material or pollutants) · de rein (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · cs ryzí (free of foreign material or pollutants) · et puhas (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu hamisítatlan (free of foreign material or pollutants) · mt pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · is hreinn (free of flaws or imperfections) · ro sadea (free of foreign material or pollutants) · oc pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · de rein (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · fa ناب (free of flaws or imperfections) · is hreinn (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ota آری (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · mi horomata (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ta தூய (free of foreign material or pollutants) · no pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · mr शुद्ध (free of foreign material or pollutants) · sv renhjärtad (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · hu romlatlan (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · kw pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · txb astare (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ltg ceists (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · ta வெள்ளை (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · pl czysty (free of foreign material or pollutants) · it puro (free of flaws or imperfections) · mi matatika (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · pt puro (free of flaws or imperfections) · lv tīrs (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu ártatlan (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · az təmiz (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu tiszta (free of flaws or imperfections) · oc pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · fi puhdas (phonetics: of a single, simple sound or tone) · hu szín- (free of foreign material or pollutants) · it puro (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · fr pur (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ta தூய (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · sa पावक (free of foreign material or pollutants) · lv tīrs (free of flaws or imperfections) · hu tiszta (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ckb ڕوون (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu teljes (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ja 純粋な (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · mi horomata (free of flaws or imperfections) · tr saf (free of flaws or imperfections) · sv pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · et veatu (free of flaws or imperfections) · hu puszta (free of foreign material or pollutants) · pl czysty (free of flaws or imperfections) · yue 純 /纯 (free of flaws or imperfections) · ast puru (free of flaws or imperfections) · nrf pur (free of flaws or imperfections) · grc ἁγνός (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) · de pur (of sound: without harmonics or overtones) · fa محض (free of foreign material or pollutants) · hu elméleti (of a branch of science: done for its own sake) · es puro (free of flaws or imperfections) · grc καθαρός (free of foreign material or pollutants) · ja 純粋 (free of flaws or imperfections) · la purus (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean)