pure, adj.
freq. cnt. 23
freq. cnt. 23
free of extraneous elements of any kind
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18
pure
sample sentences
"pure air and water""pure gold"
"pure primary colors"
"the violin's pure and lovely song"
"pure tones"
"pure oxygen"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
<adj.all> (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
arrant complete consummate double-dyed everlasting gross perfect pure sodding staring stark thorough thoroughgoing unadulterated utter
sample sentences
"an arrant fool""a complete coward"
"a consummate fool"
"a double-dyed villain"
"gross negligence"
"a perfect idiot"
"pure folly"
"what a sodding mess"
"stark staring mad"
"a thorough nuisance"
"a thoroughgoing villain"
"utter nonsense"
"the unadulterated truth"
semantic pointers
similar to
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pure saturated
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
similar to
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pure
free from discordant qualities
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pure
semantic pointers
similar to
in a state of sexual virginity
<adj.all>
pure vestal virgin virginal virtuous
sample sentences
"pure and vestal modesty""a spinster or virgin lady"
"men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
<adj.all>
pure