Antonyms for pure
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pyoor |
| Phonetic Transcription : pyʊər |
- abnormal
- applied
- cloudy
- complex
- complicated
- contaminated
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- dark
- decorated
- difficult
- dirty
- dishonest
- embellished
- evil
- fake
- false
- fraudulent
- immodest
- impure
- indecent
- indefinite
- intricate
- invalid
- mixed
- obscene
- obscure
- ornate
- polluted
- tainted
- uncertain
- unchaste
- unclear
- uncommon
- ungenuine
- unintelligible
- unreal
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- unvirtuous
- vague
- vulgar
Definition of pure
Origin :- c.1300 (late 12c. as a surname, and Old English had purlamb "lamb without a blemish"), "unmixed," also "absolutely, entirely," from Old French pur "pure, simple, absolute, unalloyed," figuratively "simple, sheer, mere" (12c.), from Latin purus "clean, clear; unmixed; unadorned; chaste, undefiled," from PIE root *peue- "to purify, cleanse" (cf. Latin putus "clear, pure;" Sanskrit pavate "purifies, cleanses," putah "pure;" Middle Irish ur "fresh, new;" Old High German fowen "to sift").
- Replaced Old English hlutor. Meaning "free from moral corruption" is first recorded mid-14c. In reference to bloodlines, attested from late 15c.
- adj unmixed, genuine
- adj clean, uncontaminated
- adj virginal, chaste
- adj absolute, utter
- adj theoretical
- It had the pure and placid expression of the human soul, when it dwells in love and peace.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- A stream of water, pure as crystal, flowed along the path, from the summit to the base.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- All sacredness and sweetness, all that was pure and brave and truthful, seemed to rest in her.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Often he cursed himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- She was like the falling of this starlight, pure, aloof, and strange and gentle.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- What a joy it was to get away from stuffy courts of justice into the pure Warwickshire air.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- But my hands are red with his blood, and I can't touch your pure garments.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It was through her renunciation that he had grown so strong, so pure, so good.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- We are pure nothings, concerning which speculation is not worth the trouble.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- You wouldn't believe the vulgar things Harry would say out of pure fun!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for pure
- abstract
- academic
- authentic
- babe in woods
- blameless
- blasted
- blessed
- bright
- celibate
- classic
- clean
- clear
- complete
- confounded
- continent
- decent
- disinfected
- exemplary
- fair
- flawless
- fresh
- germ-free
- good
- guileless
- honest
- immaculate
- inculpable
- infernal
- innocent
- intemerate
- inviolate
- irreproachable
- kid
- kosher
- lily white
- limpid
- lucid
- maidenly
- mere
- modest
- natural
- neat
- out-and-out
- pasteurized
- pellucid
- perfect
- philosophical
- plain
- plenary
- pristine
- pure and simple
- pure as driven snow
- purified
- real
- refined
- righteous
- sanitary
- sheer
- simple
- sinless
- snowy
- speculative
- spotless
- stainless
- sterile
- sterilized
- straight
- taintless
- tentative
- thorough
- total
- transparent
- true
- twenty-four carat
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unblemished
- unblighted
- unclouded
- uncorrupted
- undebased
- undefiled
- undiluted
- unmingled
- unmitigated
- unpolluted
- unprofaned
- unproved
- unqualified
- unsoiled
- unspotted
- unstained
- unsullied
- untainted
- untarnished
- upright
- virgin
- virtuous
- wet behind ears
- wholesome
- wide-eyed
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