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1 a
(1): unmixed with any other matter <pure gold>
(2): free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure springwater>
(3): spotless
, stainless b: free from harshness or roughness and being in tune —used of a musical tone cof a vowel : characterized by no appreciable alteration of articulation during utterance2 a: being thus and no other : sheer
, unmitigated <pure folly> b
(1): abstract
, theoretical <pure research>
(2): a priori <pure mechanics> c: not directed toward exposition of reality or solution of practical problems <pure literature> d: being nonobjective and to be appraised on formal and technical qualities only <pure form>3 a
(1): free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes
(2): containing nothing that does not properly belong b: free from moral fault or guilt c: marked by chastity : continent d
(1): of pure blood and unmixed ancestry
(2): homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters e: ritually clean4: having exactly the talents or skills needed for a particular role <a pure shooter in basketball>
synonyms see chaste
— pure·ness noun
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