pure
/ˈpjʊɚ/ adjective B1- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Mere; that and that only. · That idea is pure madness!
- Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- Having no side effects. · a pure method
Comparative purer · Superlative purest
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And yet once or twice he saw the pure gold of this girl shine through the mist that his egotism had raised between him and all objects.
Her hair was pure gold rippling back from her alabaster brow.
The stupidity with which he was favoured by nature must guard his courtship from any charm that could make a woman wish for its continuance; and Miss Lucas, who accepted him solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment, cared not how soon that establishment were gained.
Gardiner; and, after relating the circumstances, she thus went on:--“I am now convinced, my dear aunt, that I have never been much in love; for had I really experienced that pure and elevating passion, I should at present detest his very name, and wish him all manner of evil.
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