Definitions for PURE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. pureadjective

   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"

2. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   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"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

3. saturated, pureadjective

   (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

4. pureadjective

   free from discordant qualities

5. pureadjective

   concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied

   "pure science"

6. pureadjective

   (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"

7. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pureadverb

   to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

   You're pure busy.

2. pureadjective

   free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied

3. pureadjective

   free of foreign material or pollutants

4. pureadjective

   free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean

5. pureadjective

   of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

6. Etymology: From pur, from pur, from purus, from peu-. Displaced native Middle English lutter (from Old English hlutor, hluttor), Middle English skere (from Old English scære and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir (from Old English scir), Middle English smete (from Old English smæte; compare Old English mære).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PUREadjective

   Etymology: pur, pure, Fr. purus, Lat.

   1. Not filthy; not sullied.

   There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. Prov. xxx. 12.

   2. Clear; not dirty; not muddy.

   Thou purest stone, whose pureness doth present
   My purest mind. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   3. Unmingled; not altered by mixtures; mere.

   What philosophy shall comfort a villain, that is haled to the rack for murthering his prince? his cup is full of pure and unmingled sorrow, his body is rent with torment, his name with ignominy, his soul with shame and sorrow, which are to last eternally. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

   Pure and mixt, when applied to bodies, are much a kin to simple and compound; so a guinea is pure gold, if it has in it no allay. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   4. Not connected with any thing extrinsick: as, pure mathematicks.

   Mathematicks in its latitude is divided into pure and mixed; and though the pure do handle only abstract quantity in the general, as geometry; yet that which is mixed doth consider the quantity of some particular determinate subject. John Wilkins.

   When a proposition expresses that the predicate is connected with the subject, it is called a pure proposition; as every true christian is an honest man. Isaac Watts.

   5. Free; clear.

   His mind of evil pure
   Supports him, and intention free from fraud. Philips.

   6. Free from guilt; guiltless; innocent.

   Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? Prov. xx. 9.

   O welcome pure ey’d faith,
   And thou unblemish’d form of chastity. John Milton.

   No hand of strife is pure, but that which wins. Daniel.

   7. Incorrupt; not vitiated by any bad practice or opinion.

   Her guiltless glory just Britannia draws
   From pure religion, and impartial laws. Thomas Tickell.

   8. Not vitiated with corrupt modes of speech.

   As oft as I read those comedies, so oft doth sound in mine ear the pure fine talk of Rome. Roger Ascham.

   9. Mere: as, a pure villain, purus putus nebulo, Lat.

   The lord of the castle was a young man of spirit, but had lately out of pure weariness of the fatigue, and having spent most of his money, left the king. Edward Hyde.

   There happened a bloody civil war among the hawks, when the peaceable pigeons, in pure pity and good nature, send their mediators to make them friends again. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   10.Chaste; modest. Robert Ainsworth

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURE

   Propulsion Universelle et Récupération d'Énergie (PURE; English: Universal Propulsion and Energy Recovery) was a motorsports engineering company founded by former British American Racing team principal Craig Pollock in 2011. It aimed to design and manufacture engines for use under the 2014 Formula One technical regulations, that mandate a switch from the current normally aspirated V8 engines to turbocharged V6 engines. The company was linked to Mecachrome, and employed former members of Renault and Peugeot's 1990s Formula One engine programmes.In July 2011, the company secured the services of Gilles Simon, formerly head of Scuderia Ferrari's engine department and the FIA technical director for powertrain development. The recruitment was controversial, with several teams and manufacturers – particularly Renault – expressing concerns that Simon's previous position with the FIA would grant him access to sensitive technical data about engine designs that could potentially be used by PURE in the development of their own engine. Simon and PURE rejected these suggestions, stating that the process of developing the 2014 engine regulations had been transparent, and that all parties involved had access to the same information so that no individual group would have an advantage. PURE used Toyota Motorsport's facilities in Cologne, Germany, whilst also maintaining a French base. In July 2012, PURE suspended its engine programme due to a lack of funding and later ceased operations.

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1. pure

   Pure refers to something that is not mixed or adulterated with any other substances, elements, or materials, and is therefore in its untainted, original, and natural state. The term can also refer to something that is free of any contaminants, defects, or impurities. It can be used in various contexts such as physics, chemistry, art, music, and philosophy, among others, each having a slightly different connotation. Furthermore, it may refer to something that is complete, absolute, or unadulterated in terms of qualities such as goodness, innocence, or intensity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pure

   separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion

2. Pure

   free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons

3. Pure

   free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and actions

4. Pure

   ritually clean; fitted for holy services

5. Pure

   of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Pure

   Pure is the first internationally published album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. Her previous albums were released only in New Zealand and nearby Australia. This album also received professional consultation from the legendary Sir George Martin who helped to create its "unique appeal". In 2004, it was the highest selling New Zealand Album and so it privileged Hayley with an award from the New Zealand Music Awards of 2004. It was published by the Decca Music Group label in 2003. It was distributed in the United States by Universal Classics in 2004. During its first week of sales it sold 19,068 copies. As of 2007, Pure is the best selling classical album for the 21st century in the UK. Pure gives a new freshness to well known classical repertoire, as well as exploring the world of pop and traditional Maori choral singing, including renditions of "Who Painted the Moon Black?", "Hine e Hine", "In Trutina", from Orff's Carmina Burana, "Wuthering Heights", and the perennial spiritual classic "Amazing Grace". Sir George Martin co-wrote the track "Beat of Your Heart" just for the album. Also on the album is "Pokarekare Ana", a New Zealand love song which has enduring popularity, and has become Hayley's signature song.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pure

   pūr, adj. (comp. Pur′er; superl. Pur′est) clean: unsoiled: unmixed: not adulterated: real: free from guilt or defilement: chaste: modest: mere: that and that only: complete: non-empirical, involving an exercise of mind alone, without admixture of the results of experience.—n. purity.—adv. quite: (obs.) entirely.—v.t. to cleanse, refine.—adv. Pure′ly, without blemish: wholly, entirely: (dial.) wonderfully, very much.—n. Pure′ness.—Pure mathematics (see Mathematics); Pure reason, reason alone, without any mixture of sensibility; Pure science, the principles of any science considered in themselves and their relation to each other, and not in their application to the investigation of other branches of knowledge, as pure mathematics, pure logic, &c. [Fr. pur—L. purus, pure.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pure

   The branch which investigates and demonstrates the properties of magnitude, figure, or quantity, absolutely and generally considered, without restriction to any species in particular; such as arithmetic and geometry.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pure

   A perfect creation or existence.

   The love they shared together was so pure and they were so grateful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 6, 2016  

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   purenoun

   Perfect construction under elemental control to be afresh once more with return to a previous state. 1.) Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.

   The Holy spirit is perfect for the Pure bride.

   Etymology: Clean; Faithful; Truthful

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 1, 2024  

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   purenoun

   The plutonium in the matter of the first word in the heading of an official document or to reference in an official letter purifying units revealing Earth's magnifying transparental truth from the dust.

   In the beginning God made everyone and everything Pure.

   Etymology: Holy Tehorah

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 2, 2023  

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1. PURE

   What does PURE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PURE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pure is ranked #131379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pure surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pure.
   
   75.9% or 98 total occurrences were White.
   17.8% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
   4.6% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PURE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2976

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PURE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3708

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PURE' in Adjectives Frequency: #375

Anagrams for PURE »

1. Peru

2. Prue

3. puer

4. re-up

How to pronounce PURE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PURE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PURE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PURE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of PURE in a Sentence

1. The Italian photographer Majoli:

   I don't know how to explain that. I don't want to say (people had) superficial interest but ... it's not like pure (emotion).

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Love, gratitude, compassion, and kindness are the sources of all enduring, pure happiness.

3. Robert Swift:

   If somebody does shots on an empty stomach, for example, all that pure alcohol is not diluted by the stomach and is passed to the intestine very quickly, if the stomach contains food, however, there are gastric juices and enzymes that mix the food and the alcohol, and only small amounts of food are passed into the intestine.

4. Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti:

   We all know this is just pure politics -- that's all that the President is playing here for Rahm, who has sagging poll numbers.

5. Andrew Biggs:

   We’re going way, way beyond a pure safety net program, here we’re looking at a retirement program for middle income and upper income people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PURE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PURE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PURE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PURE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PURE
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PURE
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html