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pure - 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" |
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impure (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
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clean free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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processed subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread"
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pureness,
purity the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
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axenic (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms; "an axenic culture"
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fresh,
clean improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
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unclouded,
clear,
clean,
light not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded"
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fine characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
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native belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"
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unmingled,
unmixed,
sheer,
plain lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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pristine immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"
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sublimate made pure
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unadulterated not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"
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unalloyed free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"
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unpolluted,
uncontaminated free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake"
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virginal untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
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pure - 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" |
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vestal,
virgin,
virginal,
virtuous |
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chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
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pure - (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" |
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impure (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
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chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
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morality concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
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undefiled,
immaculate completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps"
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white of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
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pure - concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science" |
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theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
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pure - free from discordant qualities |
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harmonious existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"
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