pure

pure  (pyr)

adj. pur·er, pur·est

1. Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed: pure oxygen.

2. Free from adulterants or impurities: pure chocolate.

3. Free of dirt, defilement, or pollution: "A memory without blot or contamination must be . . . an inexhaustible source of pure refreshment" Charlotte Brontë.

4. Free of foreign elements.

5. Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous: a pure literary style.

6. Complete; utter: pure folly.

7. Having no faults; sinless: "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby" Sylvia Plath.

8. Chaste; virgin.

9. Of unmixed blood or ancestry.

10. Genetics Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous: a pure line.

11. Music Free from discordant qualities: pure tones.

12. Linguistics Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal: a pure vowel.

13. Theoretical: pure science.

14. Philosophy Free of empirical elements: pure reason.

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[Middle English pur, from Old French, from Latin prus; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]

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purely adv.

pureness n.

Synonyms: pure, absolute, sheer², simple, unadulterated
These adjectives mean free of extraneous elements: pure gold; absolute oxygen; sheer alcohol; a simple substance; unadulterated coffee.

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pure

Adjective

1. not mixed with any other materials or elements: pure wool

2. free from tainting or polluting matter: pure water

3. innocent: pure love

4. complete: Pamela's presence on that particular flight was pure chance

5. (of a subject) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications: pure mathematics

6. of unmixed descent [Latin purus unstained]

purely adv
pureness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" clean - ritually clean or pure processed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores" impure - combined with extraneous elements
	2.	pure - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, perfect, everlasting, consummate, stark, complete, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	3.	pure - (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black saturated
	4.	pure - free from discordant qualities harmonious - musically pleasing
	5.	pure - concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science" theoretical - concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics"
	6.	pure - (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" impure - (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
	7.	pure - in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" vestal, virgin, virtuous, virginal chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

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pure

adjective 1. unmixed, real, clear, true, simple, natural, straight, perfect, genuine, neat, authentic, flawless, unalloyed << OPPOSITE adulterated

adjective 2. clean, immaculate, sterile, wholesome, sanitary, spotless, sterilized, squeaky-clean, unblemished, unadulterated, untainted, disinfected, uncontaminated, unpolluted, pasteurized, germ-free << OPPOSITE contaminated

adjective 3. theoretical, abstract, philosophical, speculative, academic, conceptual, hypothetical, conjectural, non-practical << OPPOSITE practical

adjective 4. complete, total, perfect, absolute, mere, sheer, patent, utter, outright, thorough, downright, palpable, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated << OPPOSITE qualified

adjective 5. innocent, virgin, modest, good, true, moral, maidenly, upright, honest, immaculate, impeccable, righteous, virtuous, squeaky-clean, blameless, chaste, virginal, unsullied, guileless, uncorrupted, unstained, undefiled, unspotted << OPPOSITE corrupt

Translations

pure [pjuəʳ] adj → puro;

a pure wool jumper → un jersey de pura lana;

it's laziness, pure and simple → es pura vagancia

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pure [pjuəʳ] adj → pur(e);

a pure wool jumper → un pull en pure laine;

pure and simple → pur(e) et simple

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pure [pjuəʳ] adj → rein;

a pure wool jumper → ein Pullover aus reiner Wolle;

it's laziness pure and simple → es ist nichts als reine Faulheit

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pure [pjuəʳ] adj → puro/a;

a pure wool jumper → un golf di pura lana;

it's laziness pure and simple → è pura pigrizia