One who, or that which, is pure.
"The old farmer warned us not to step in the pure after the dog had finished its business."
Alternative form of puer (“dung (e.g. of dogs)”)
In plain English: A pure noun is a word that stands alone as a subject or object without any helping words attached to it.
"The runner felt a surge of pure joy when she crossed the finish line first."
to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
"The batter swung hard and put a pure drive down the left-field line that cleared the fence."
In plain English: To make something pure is to clean it completely so that nothing bad or impure remains inside.
"She purged her computer of all unnecessary files to make the system run faster."
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"
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 thorough nuisance"
"a thoroughgoing villain"
"utter nonsense"
"the unadulterated truth"
free from discordant qualities
"The choir's performance was pure, blending every voice into a seamless harmony without any jarring dissonance."
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"
"pure as the driven snow"
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
"The diamond sparkled with a pure brilliance that seemed untouched by any flaw."
In plain English: Pure means something is completely clean and free from any dirt, bad stuff, or mixed-in impurities.
Usage: Use pure to describe substances that are free from contaminants, such as water or gold, rather than abstract concepts like emotions which typically take modifiers like sincere or genuine. Avoid confusing it with "purely," an adverb used exclusively to modify verbs and indicate something is done solely for a specific reason without other motives.
to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
"The pure joy of seeing her graduate made everyone in the room tear up immediately."
In plain English: Pure means doing something completely without any other thoughts or distractions.
"She looked at me pure anger in her eyes."
The word "pure" comes from the Latin pūrus, which originally meant clean or free from dirt. It ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to cleanse or purify.