pure

Signification (Anglais)

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)”).

Concepts

pur

propre

clair

non dilué

blanc

pure

net

vrai

véritable

limpide

très pur

impeccable

natif

nu

parfait

sans mélange

transparent

très clair

viril

très propre

innocent

😇

propres

vertueux

vierge

devenir clair

extrémement

brave

brut

chaste

courageux

cristallin

énormément

entier

évident

exceptionnellement

extrêmement

juste

non affecté

original

Synonymes

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

Traductions

puro

rein

puro

puro

puur

sauber

rein

purus

καθαρός

limpio

pur

zuiver

schoon

αγνός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpjʊə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pure

Appartenant à ancien anglais: 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”)).

Phrases

It was the pure Language of the World .

C'était la langue pure du monde.