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How to pronounce pure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter


pure folly.
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Synonyms vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
Derivation pureness, purity


pure and vestal modesty.
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal.
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Synonyms saturated
Derivation pureness
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pure science.
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Derivation purity, pureness


pure air and water.
pure gold.
pure primary colors.
the violin's pure and lovely song.
pure tones.
pure oxygen.
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Derivation pureness, purity


I felt pure and sweet as a new baby.
pure as the driven snow.

Examples of pure

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They say the undervalued Chinese currency is an export subsidy, pure and simple.
From the stltoday.com
This stuff is pure kibble to fans of lovingly-crafted trashy movies like myself.
From the stltoday.com
That, rather than pure pass rushing talent, has always been Hali's calling card.
From the kansas.com
That's exactly the kind of pure stuff the Twins need should they get to October.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
His contortions are pure Mr Bean while the rest of the cast keep straight faces.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Pure Tastes is every bit of what I had been led to expect plus a whole lot more.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A beatdown, pure and simple, and one that center Alex Oriakhi said still stings.
From the online.wsj.com
It is greed pure and simple i agree but those at the top should lead by example.
From the dailymercury.com.au
This means that for good wine pairings, desserts should not be pure sugar-fests.
From the sfgate.com
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  • 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"
  • Arrant(a): without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; " ...
  • Saturated: (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
  • Free from discordant qualities
  • Concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science"
  • (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"
  • Pure! is a Finnish energy drink. It's The Dudesons own energy drink. Pure was first brought to the market in 2007. Pure is sold in 33 cl tin cans.
  • Pure is a 2002 British film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. It starred Molly Parker, Harry Eden, David Wenham and Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley.
  • Pure is a 2005 Canadian film.