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 love. 4. (prenominal) (intensifier): pure stupidity; a pure coincidence.
Definition of pure adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
pure /pyʊr/ adj., pur•er, pur•est. free from any extra matter or material: pure enough to drink. not changed by mixing; clear: pure white. complete; absolute:[before a noun] a pure accident. of unmixed ancestry: The dog was a pure German shepherd. free from blemishes: pure skin.
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.
