pure

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
2. Free of foreign material or pollutants.
3. Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
4. Mere; that and that only.
5. Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
6. Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
7. Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
8. (slang) A lot of.

Adv

to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

Verb

1. To hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To cleanse; to refine.

Noun

One who, or that which, is pure.

Noun

Alternative form of puer (“dung (e.g. of dogs)”).

Sinonieme

clean

clear

genuine

chaste

unadulterated

unmixed

holy

innocent

😇

undiluted

spotless

sheer

immaculate

virtuous

true

untainted

fine

perfect

real

bright

unsullied

simple

flawless

unblemished

mere

neat

stainless

virgin

undefiled

fresh

plain

unalloyed

purity

uncontaminated

unpolluted

full-strength

good

👍

purified

absolute

sacred

transparent

utter

vestal

sincere

white

faultless

complete

net

authentic

naive

honest

Vertalings

pur

puro

rein

puro

propre

puro

puur

sauber

καθαρός

purus

rein

limpio

pur

zuiver

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpjʊə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: pure

Verwante met Old English: scǣre

In summary

From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”). Displaced native Middle English lutter (“pure, clear, sincere”) (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere (“pure, sheer, clear”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete, smeate (“pure, refined”) (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre (“pure”)).

Sinne

It was the pure Language of the World .