Meaning & use
pure
Not mixed or contaminated with any other substance or material.
See it in a sentence
The necklace was made of pure gold, without any other metal alloyed in.
Only pure, filtered water was used in the laboratory experiments.
A note on using this word
Pure is often used for emphasis before an abstract noun, as in 'pure luck' or 'pure coincidence,' meaning nothing else was involved.
Words with a similar meaning
unadulterateduncontaminated
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Words with an opposite meaning
impuremixed
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Morally innocent or free from wrongdoing.
The children's motives were pure; they only wanted to help.
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