pure (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 7 senses of the word *pure*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pure	free of extraneous elements of any kind
all	pure, arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated	without qualification / qualification
all	pure, saturated	(of color) being chromatically pure
all	pure	free from discordant qualities
all	pure	concerned with theory and data rather than practice
all	pure	(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults
all	pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous	in a state of sexual virginity

pure > pronunciation
Sounds	pyuh'r
Rhymes	allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr...

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Free of extraneous elements of any kind.
Examples	"pure air and water" "pure gold" "pure primary colors" "the violin's pure and lovely song" "pure tones" "pure oxygen"
Attribute of	purity, pureness	undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
Narrower	axenic	(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
	clean, fresh	Free from impurities
	clean, clear, light, unclouded	(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls / dulls or dims
	fine	Free from impurities
	native	As found in nature in the elemental form
	plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed	not mixed with extraneous elements
	pristine	Completely free from dirt or contamination
	straight up	(of an alcoholic drink) stirred or shaken with ice, but served without it
	sublimate	made pure
	unadulterated	not mixed with impurities
	unalloyed	Free from admixture
	uncontaminated, unpolluted	Free from admixture with noxious elements
	virginal	untouched or undefiled
See also	clean	ritually clean or pure
See also	processed	Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
Opposite	impure	combined with extraneous elements
Spanish	puro
Catalan	pur
Nouns	purity, pureness	being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Without qualification / qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
Example	"pure folly"
Synonyms	arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated
Broader	unmitigated	not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black.
Synonym	saturated
Narrower	intense, vivid	(of color) having the highest saturation
Opposite	unsaturated	(of color) not chromatically pure
Spanish	saturado
Nouns	pureness	being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Free from discordant qualities.
Broader	harmonious	musically pleasing
Spanish	puro
Catalan	pur

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied.
Example	"pure science"
Broader	theoretical	concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless.
Examples	"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath "pure as the driven snow"
Attribute of	morality	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong
Narrower	immaculate, undefiled	Free from stain or blemish
Narrower	white	Free from moral blemish or impurity
See also	chaste	morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
Opposite	impure	(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
Spanish	puro
Nouns	purity, pureness	the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong

English > *pure*: 7 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	In a state of sexual virginity.
Examples	"pure and vestal modesty" "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Synonyms	vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
Broader	chaste	morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
Spanish	casto, immaculado, puro, virgen, virginal
Catalan	immaculat, pur, verge, virginal
Nouns	pureness	the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong
Nouns	purity, pureness	a woman's virtue or chastity

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