pure
[ pyoor ]
/ pyʊər /
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adjective, pur·er, pur·est.
OTHER WORDS FOR pure
1 unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, untainted, unstained, undefiled, untarnished, immaculate, unpolluted, uncorrupted.
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Origin of pure
1250–1300; Middle English pur<Old French <Latin pūrus clean, unmixed, plain, pure
synonym study for pure
1. See clean.
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British Dictionary definitions for pure
pure
/ (pjʊə) /
adjective
Derived forms of pure
pureness, nounWord Origin for pure
C13: from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus unstained
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