a pure and upright man a pure heart pure intentions Don't expect me to believe you're (as) pure as the driven snow. [=morally perfect]

The meaning of PURE is unmixed with any other matter. How to use pure in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pure.

(prenominal) (intensifier): pure stupidity, a pure coincidence (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications: pure mathematics, pure science

pure adjective (GOOD) completely good and not having any bad qualities or bad morals

1. not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc: pure nitrogen. 2. free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome: pure water. 3. free from moral taint or defilement: pure …

A person who is described as pure is considered to be morally good, especially because they have no sexual experience or sexual thoughts.

PURE definition: free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter. See examples of pure used in a sentence.

Dec 29, 2025 · From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”).

Definition of pure adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The adjective pure describes something that's made of only one substance and is not mixed with anything else. For example, your favorite soft, warm winter scarf might be made from pure merino wool.