puramente

Italian

Etymology

From puro +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.raˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: pu‧ra‧mén‧te

Adverb

puramente

1. frankly and sincerely, and without malice
2. only, purely

Portuguese

Etymology

From puro +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpu.ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpu.ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpu.ɾaˈmẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpu.ɾɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧ra‧men‧te

Adverb

puramente (comparable, comparative mais puramente, superlative o mais puramente)

1. purely

Further reading

• “puramente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “puramente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From puro +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpuɾaˈmente/ [ˌpu.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pu‧ra‧men‧te

Adverb

puramente

1. purely
2. solely

   Synonym: solamente

Further reading

• “puramente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025