pure

adjectives

free of extraneous elements of any kind
"pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
pure
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pureness
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purity
antonym
impure
is similar to
(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
"an axenic culture"
axenic
is similar to
free from impurities
"clean water"; "fresh air"
clean, fresh
is similar to
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
clean, clear, light, unclouded
is similar to
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
"gold 21 carats fine"
fine
is similar to
as found in nature in the elemental form
"native copper"
native
is similar to
not mixed with extraneous elements
"plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed
is similar to
completely free from dirt or contamination
"pristine mountain snow"
pristine
is similar to
made pure
sublimate
is similar to
not mixed with impurities
"unadulterated maple syrup"
unadulterated
is similar to
free from admixture
"unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"
unalloyed
is similar to
free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
"unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake"
uncontaminated, unpolluted
is similar to
untouched or undefiled
"nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
virginal
see also
ritually clean or pure
clean
see also
prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
"processed ores"
processed
is an attribute of
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
pureness, purity
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
"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 thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
pure, saturated
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pureness
free from discordant qualities
pure
is similar to
musically pleasing
harmonious
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
"pure science"
pure
is similar to
concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
"theoretical physics"
theoretical
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
pure
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pureness
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purity
antonym
impure
is similar to
free from stain or blemish
immaculate, undefiled
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free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
"in shining white armor"
white
see also
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
"a holy woman innocent and chaste"
chaste
is an attribute of
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
morality
in a state of sexual virginity
"pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
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pureness
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pureness
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purity