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adjective, pur·er, pur·est.

RELATED WORDS

cleanliness, cleanness, clarity, whiteness, immaculacy

Origin of pure

1250–1300; Middle English pur < Old French < Latin pūrus clean, unmixed, plain, pure
Related formspure·ness, nounhy·per·pure, adjectivehy·per·pure·ly, adverbhy·per·pure·ness, nounsu·per·pure, adjectiveun·pure, adjectiveun·pure·ly, adverbun·pure·ness, noun

Synonyms for pure

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1. unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, untainted, unstained, undefiled, untarnished, immaculate, unpolluted, uncorrupted. 12. modest, virtuous, undefiled.

Synonym study

1. See clean.
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British Dictionary definitions for pureness

pure

adjective

not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etcpure nitrogen
free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesomepure water
free from moral taint or defilementpure love
(prenominal) (intensifier)pure stupidity; a pure coincidence
(of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applicationspure mathematics; pure science Compare applied
(of a vowel) pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthongal
(of a consonant) not accompanied by another consonant
of supposedly unmixed racial descent
genetics biology breeding true for one or more characteristics; homozygous
music
  1. (of a sound) composed of a single frequency without overtones
  2. (of intervals in the system of just intonation) mathematically accurate in respect to the ratio of one frequency to another
Derived Formspureness, noun

Word Origin for pure

C13: from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus unstained
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Word Origin and History for pureness

pure

adj.

c.1300 (late 12c. as a surname, and Old English had purlamb "lamb without a blemish"), "unmixed," also "absolutely, entirely," from Old French pur "pure, simple, absolute, unalloyed," figuratively "simple, sheer, mere" (12c.), from Latin purus "clean, clear; unmixed; unadorned; chaste, undefiled," from PIE root *peue- "to purify, cleanse" (cf. Latin putus "clear, pure;" Sanskrit pavate "purifies, cleanses," putah "pure;" Middle Irish ur "fresh, new;" Old High German fowen "to sift").

Replaced Old English hlutor. Meaning "free from moral corruption" is first recorded mid-14c. In reference to bloodlines, attested from late 15c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for pureness

pure

[pyur]

adj.

Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed.
Free from adulterants or impurities.
Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous.
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