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Meaning of the word pure in English

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pure

US /pjʊr/
UK /pjʊər/
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Adjective

1.

not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material

Example:
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The ring is made of pure gold.
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She drank a glass of pure water.
Synonym:
unadulterated unmixed unalloyed uncontaminated unpolluted
Antonym:
impure adulterated mixed
2.

free from moral corruption; innocent

Example:
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She has a pure heart.
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His intentions were pure.
Synonym:
innocent virtuous chaste moral undefiled
Antonym:
corrupt impure sinful
3.

complete and unadulterated; sheer

Example:
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It was pure luck that we found them.
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His statement was pure nonsense.
Synonym:
sheer absolute utter complete total
Antonym:
partial incomplete
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Related Word:
purely puree to the pure all things are pure be as pure as the driven snow