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W3S3 [pjuə US pjur] adj

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1¦(not mixed)¦

2¦(complete)¦

3¦(clean)¦

4 pure and simple

5¦(morally good)¦

6¦(colour or sound)¦

7¦(typical)¦

8¦(breed/race)¦

9¦(art or study)¦

10 pure science/maths etc

11 be as pure as the driven snow

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: pur, from Latin purus]

1.) ¦(NOT MIXED)¦ [usually before noun]

a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything

≠ ↑impure

pure silk/cotton/wool etc

▪ pure wool blankets

▪ rings made of pure gold

▪ Our beef patties are 100% pure .

2.) ¦(COMPLETE)¦ [only before noun]

complete and total

= ↑sheer

▪ a work of pure genius

▪ a smile of pure joy

▪ My mother's life was pure hell.

pure chance/luck/coincidence etc

▪ By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning.

▪ The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation.

3.) ¦(CLEAN)¦

clean and not containing anything harmful

≠ ↑impure

▪ We had trouble finding a pure water supply.

▪ Up here the air was purer .

4.) pure and simple

used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering

▪ He wanted revenge, pure and simple.

5.) ¦(MORALLY GOOD)¦

literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts

≠ ↑impure

▪ a pure young girl

▪ They're too pure and innocent to know what's really going on.

6.) ¦(COLOUR OR SOUND)¦

very clear and beautiful

▪ a cloudless sky of the purest blue

▪ Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof.

7.) ¦(TYPICAL)¦ [only before noun]

typical of a particular style

▪ His music is pure New York.

8.) ¦(BREED/RACE)¦

bred from only one group or race

▪ My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years.

▪ The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain.

9.) ¦(ART OR STUDY)¦ [usually before noun]

done according to an accepted standard or pattern

▪ Gothic architecture in its purest form

10.) pure science/maths etc

work in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes

11.) be as pure as the driven snow

to be morally perfect - used humorously to say someone is not like this at all

→↑purely

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Synonyms:

Clean, clear, unsullied, unstained, stainless, undefiled, spotless, unspotted, fair, immaculate, untainted, untarnished, unpolluted, uncorrupted, unblemished / Innocent, guiltless, guileless, true, virtuous, upright, honest, incorrupt, holy / Genuine, unadulterated, unmixed, real, perfect, simple, clear / Modest, chaste / Mere, absolute, sheer / Classic, classical, Attic

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