pure
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin purus (“‘clean, free from dirt or filth’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈpjʊə/, SAMPA: /"pjU@/
- (US) IPA: /ˈpjʊɚ/, SAMPA: /"pjU@`/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
[edit] Adjective
pure (comparative purer or more pure, superlative purest or most pure)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied
- free of foreign material or pollutants
- free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
- of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
[edit] Synonyms
- perfect
- innocent
- See also Wikisaurus:pure
[edit] Antonyms
- impure, contaminated
- (done for its own sake): applied
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
free of flaws or imperfections
free of foreign material or pollutants
free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
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[edit] Adverb
pure (comparative more pure, superlative most pure)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (Liverpudlian) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
- You’re pure busy.
[edit] External links
- pure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pure in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Adverb
pure
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Verb
pure
- Indicative present connegative form of purra.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of purra.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of purra.
[edit] French
[edit] Adjective
pure f.
- Feminine of pur.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
pure pl.
- Feminine plural form of puro.
[edit] Adverb
pure
[edit] Synonyms
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