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–adjective, pur·er, pur·est.

1.	free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.

2.	unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.

3.	of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog.

4.	free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek.

5.	clear; free from blemishes: pure skin.

6.	(of literary style) straightforward; unaffected.

7.	abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science.

8.	without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music.

9.	absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy.

10.	being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident.

11.	clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands.

12.	untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart.

13.	physically chaste; virgin.

14.	ceremonially or ritually clean.

15.	free of or without guilt; guiltless.

16.	independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.

17.

Biology, Genetics.

a.	homozygous.

b.	containing only one characteristic for a trait.

18.	Phonetics. monophthongal.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME pur < OF < L pūrus clean, unmixed, plain, pure

]

—Related forms

pureness, noun

—Synonyms 1. unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, untainted, unstained, undefiled, untarnished, immaculate, unpolluted, uncorrupted. See clean. 12. modest, virtuous, undefiled.

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adj. pur·er, pur·est

Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed: pure oxygen.
Free from adulterants or impurities: pure chocolate.
Free of dirt, defilement, or pollution: "A memory without blot or contamination must be . . . an inexhaustible source of pure refreshment" (Charlotte Brontë).
Free of foreign elements.
Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous: a pure literary style.
Complete; utter: pure folly.
Having no faults; sinless: "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby" (Sylvia Plath).
Chaste; virgin.
Of unmixed blood or ancestry.
Genetics Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous: a pure line.
Music Free from discordant qualities: pure tones.
Linguistics Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal: a pure vowel.
Theoretical: pure science.
Philosophy Free of empirical elements: pure reason.

[Middle English pur, from Old French, from Latin pūrus; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]

pure'ly adv., pure'ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean free of extraneous elements: pure gold; absolute oxygen; sheer alcohol; a simple substance; unadulterated coffee.

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