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Definitions for Pure

[1] free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
[2] unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.
[3] of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog.
[4] free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek.
[5] clear; free from blemishes: pure skin.
[6] (of literary style) straightforward; unaffected.
[7] abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science.
[8] without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music.
[9] absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy.
[10] being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident.
[11] clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands.
[12] untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart.
[13] physically chaste; virgin.
[14] ceremonially or ritually clean.
[15] free of or without guilt; guiltless.
[16] independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.
[17] Biology , Genetics . homozygous. containing only one characteristic for a trait.
[18] Phonetics . monophthongal.
[19] not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc pure nitrogen
[20] free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome pure water
[21] free from moral taint or defilement pure love
[22] (prenominal) (intensifier) pure stupidity ; a pure coincidence
[23] (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications pure mathematics ; pure science Compare applied
[24] (of a vowel) pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthongal
[25] (of a consonant) not accompanied by another consonant
[26] of supposedly unmixed racial descent
[27] genetics biology breeding true for one or more characteristics; homozygous
[28] music (of a sound) composed of a single frequency without overtones (of intervals in the system of just intonation) mathematically accurate in respect to the ratio of one frequency to another

Words related to Pure

real, perfect, natural, classic, simple, plain, unadulterated, authentic, bright, neat, transparent, true, pristine, wholesome, refined, purified, good, decent, honest, clean

Words nearby Pure

purchasing agent, purchasing power, purdah, purdonium, purdy, pure, pure absence, pure and simple, pure as the driven snow, pure culture, pure democracy

Origin of Pure

1250–1300; Middle English pur < Old French < Latin pūrus clean, unmixed, plain, pure

Other words from Pure

pure·ness , noun
hy·per·pure , adjective
hy·per·pure·ly , adverb
hy·per·pure·ness , noun
su·per·pure , adjective
un·pure , adjective
un·pure·ly , adverb
un·pure·ness , noun

Word origin for Pure

C13: from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus unstained

Synonyms for Pure

authentic, bright, classic, natural, neat, perfect, plain, real, simple, transparent, true, unadulterated, clear, complete, fair, flawless, kosher, limpid, lucid, out-and-out, pellucid, plenary, pure and simple, straight, total, twenty-four carat, unalloyed, unclouded, undiluted, unmingled