Dictionary definition · pure
adjective
- free of extraneous elements of any kind"pure air and water"
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers"an arrant fool"
- (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"
- in a state of sexual virginity"pure and vestal modesty"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).