pure
Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊə/
The English word “pure” has 13 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Mere; that and that only.
- Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- Having no side effects.
- A lot of.
adverb
- to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
verb
- To hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
- To cleanse; to refine.
noun
- One who, or that which, is pure.
Etymology
From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“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,…
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