pure

Meanings

Adjective

• Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
• Free of foreign material or pollutants.
• Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
• Mere; that and that only.
• Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
• Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
• Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

Adverb

• to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

Verb

• to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
• To cleanse; to refine.

Noun

• One who, or that which, is pure.
• Alternative of puer

Related

Similar words

• innocent

Opposite words

• dirty, flawed, impure
• contaminated, impure
• corrupt, guilty, sinful
• applied

Origin

• From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-. Displaced native Middle English lutter ("pure, clear, sincere") (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere ("pure, sheer, clear") (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir ("clear, pure") (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete ("pure, refined") (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre ("pure")).