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The Meaning of pure
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(superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.
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(superl.) Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons.
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(superl.) Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and actions.
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(superl.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
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(superl.) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Synonyms
arrant
,
complete
,
consummate
,
double-dyed
,
everlasting
,
gross
,
perfect
,
sodding
,
stark
,
staring
,
thoroughgoing
,
utter
,
unadulterated
,
vestal
,
virgin
,
virginal
,
virtuous
,
saturated
Antonyms
impure
,
unsaturated
,
impure
Rhymes
allure
,
amanpour
,
assure
,
badour
,
baldur
,
beladur
,
bijur
,
bloor
,
bonjour
,
boor
,
brochure
,
buhr
,
contour
,
couture
,
cure
,
demure
,
detour
,
duerr
,
dufour
,
endure
,
ensure
,
entrepreneur
,
epicure
,
fluhr
,
foor
,
fuhr
,
gilmour
,
gloor
,
gochnour
,
immature
,
impure
,
insure
,
inure
,
jabbour
,
jure
,
lacour
,
lancour
,
latour
,
lesure
,
lumpur
,
lure
,
manure
,
mature
,
miniature
,
moor
,
moore
,
muhr
,
muir
,
murre
,
obscure
,
observateur
,
pimplapure
,
premature
,
procure
,
reassure
,
rednour
,
reinsure
,
ruhr
,
schnoor
,
secure
,
segur
,
spoor
,
stamour
,
stuhr
,
suhr
,
suhre
,
suire
,
sure
,
tour
,
ture
,
uhr
,
unsure
,
your