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pure
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- pronunciation:
- pyur
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
purer, purest |
| definition 1: |
not mixed with anything else; made of only one substance.
She's wearing a jacket made of pure wool.- antonyms:
- impure, mixed
- similar words:
- clear, neat, sheer, solid, straight
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| definition 2: |
clean; not dirty.
The pure drinking water came from a spring.- synonyms:
- clean, immaculate
- antonyms:
- impure, polluted
- similar words:
- clear, fresh, sanitary, snowy, wholesome
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| definition 3: |
without evil; innocent.
The hero had a pure heart.- synonyms:
- innocent
- similar words:
- clear, decent, good, moral, upright
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| definition 4: |
nothing but.
It was pure good fortune to win the lottery.- synonyms:
- mere, sheer
- similar words:
- absolute, complete, downright, plumb, utter
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| related words: |
real, solid |
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| derivation: |
pureness (n.) |
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