purus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clear, limpid
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clean; pure

Concepts

pure

clean

spotless

untainted

simple

free from

spick-and-span

stark

straightforward

⬆️

unpretentious

unsullied

absolute

without stain

common

mere

plain

sole

solitary

Opposite of

incestus, sordidus, impurus

Synonyms

putus

mundus

absolutus

castus

Translations

rein

puur

sauber

rein

καθαρός

puro

propre

reinlich

temiz

pur

proper

pur

schoon

pulito

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpuː.rʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pūros, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”) (whence also Latin putus, Latin pius).