Antonyms for pure


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pyoor
Phonetic Transcription : pyʊər


Definition of pure

Origin :
  • c.1300 (late 12c. as a surname, and Old English had purlamb "lamb without a blemish"), "unmixed," also "absolutely, entirely," from Old French pur "pure, simple, absolute, unalloyed," figuratively "simple, sheer, mere" (12c.), from Latin purus "clean, clear; unmixed; unadorned; chaste, undefiled," from PIE root *peue- "to purify, cleanse" (cf. Latin putus "clear, pure;" Sanskrit pavate "purifies, cleanses," putah "pure;" Middle Irish ur "fresh, new;" Old High German fowen "to sift").
  • Replaced Old English hlutor. Meaning "free from moral corruption" is first recorded mid-14c. In reference to bloodlines, attested from late 15c.
  • adj unmixed, genuine
  • adj clean, uncontaminated
  • adj virginal, chaste
  • adj absolute, utter
  • adj theoretical
Example sentences :
  • It had the pure and placid expression of the human soul, when it dwells in love and peace.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • A stream of water, pure as crystal, flowed along the path, from the summit to the base.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • All sacredness and sweetness, all that was pure and brave and truthful, seemed to rest in her.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Often he cursed himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • She was like the falling of this starlight, pure, aloof, and strange and gentle.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • What a joy it was to get away from stuffy courts of justice into the pure Warwickshire air.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • But my hands are red with his blood, and I can't touch your pure garments.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • It was through her renunciation that he had grown so strong, so pure, so good.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • We are pure nothings, concerning which speculation is not worth the trouble.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • You wouldn't believe the vulgar things Harry would say out of pure fun!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for pure

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