pure
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English pur, from Old French pur, from Latin purus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *peu-, *pu- (“to cleanse, purify”). 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, smeate (“pure, refined”) (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre (“pure”)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /pjʊə/, SAMPA: /pjU@/
- Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
- (US) IPA: /pjɔɹ/, /pjʊɚ/, /pjɝ/, SAMPA: /pjO`/, /pjU@`/
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[edit] Adjective
pure (comparative purer or more pure, superlative purest or most pure)
- 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.
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- perfect
- innocent
- See also Wikisaurus:pure
[edit] Antonyms
- impure, contaminated
- (done for its own sake): applied
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[edit] Adverb
pure (comparative more pure, superlative most pure)
- (Liverpudlian) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
- You’re pure busy.
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[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
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin pūre, the adverb of pūrus (“clean, pure”); or the definite form of pur (“pure”).
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- IPA: /puːrə/, [ˈpʰuːɐ̯]
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pure (indeclinable)
- complete
- (adverbial) completely
[edit] Etymology 2
See pur (“pure”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /puːrə/, [ˈpʰuːɐ̯]
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pure
[edit] Etymology 3
From French purée (“puree”).
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pyre/, [pʰyˈʁæ]
[edit] Noun
pure c. (singular definite pureen, plural indefinite pureer)
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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.
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[edit] French
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pure f.
- feminine of pur
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pure pl.
- feminine plural form of puro
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin pūrē, the adverb of pūrus.[1]
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pure
- too, also, as well
- well, surely
- please, by all means
- if you like; if you want (etc.)
- (with third-person subjunctive) Parli pure: let him speak if he likes
- (with imperative) Parla pure: speak if you like
- (with formal subjunctive-imperative) Lei parli pure: speak if you like
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- (too): anche
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pure
[edit] References
- ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword pure
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From pūrus (“clean; pure”) and -e (“-ly, -ily”).
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pūrē
- clearly, brightly, cleanly
- correctly, faultlessly, perfectly, purely syn.
- Loqui pure.
- To speak correctly.
- Loqui pure.
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pure
[edit] Swedish
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pure
- absolute definite natural masculine form of pur.
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English adjectives
- English adverbs
- Liverpudlian English
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish adjectives
- Danish adjective forms
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish nouns
- Esperanto adverbs
- Finnish verb forms
- French adjective forms
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian adverbs
- Italian conjunctions
- Italian adjective forms
- Latin adverbs
- Rapa Nui nouns
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