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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: |
When something is pure, it is not mixed with anything else. A pure wool jacket is made only of wool. Pure anger is not mixed with any other emotion.
My mom says I have to be careful with my necklace because it's made of pure gold.Gary experienced pure joy when he got a kitten as a birthday present.- similar words:
- neat, solid, straight
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| definition 2: |
When water is pure, it is completely clean. There are no bad chemicals or dirt in it.
If you drink water that is not pure, you could get sick.- synonyms:
- clean
- antonyms:
- polluted
- similar words:
- clear, fresh, sanitary, snowy
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| definition 3: |
When there is no evil in something, we say that it is pure.
The young queen had a pure heart, and all the people loved her.- synonyms:
- innocent
- similar words:
- clear, good, moral, upright
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| definition 4: |
If something was caused by pure luck, nothing but luck was the cause of it.
I got my lost necklace back by pure chance.- similar words:
- absolute, complete
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| related words: |
real, solid |
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| derivation: |
pureness (n.) |
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