The meaning of PURE is unmixed with any other matter. How to use pure in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pure.

PURE definition: free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter. See examples of pure used in a sentence.

1. not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc: pure nitrogen. 2. free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome: pure water. 3. free from moral taint or defilement: pure …

Idiom be as pure as the driven snow (Definition of pure from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

A person who is described as pure is considered to be morally good, especially because they have no sexual experience or sexual thoughts.

(prenominal) (intensifier): pure stupidity, a pure coincidence (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications: pure mathematics, pure science

There are 36 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pure, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

pure adjective (GOOD) completely good and not having any bad qualities or bad morals

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a pure and upright man a pure heart pure intentions Don't expect me to believe you're (as) pure as the driven snow. [=morally perfect]