Meaning & use

pure

adjective·Everyday

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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