/ Dictionary / Index P pure: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pure Pronunciation: (pyoor), [key] — pur•er, pur•est. free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water. unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous. of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog. free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek. clear; free from blemishes: pure skin. (of literary style) straightforward; unaffected. abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science. without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music. absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy. being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident. clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands. untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart. physically chaste; virgin. ceremonially or ritually clean. free of or without guilt; guiltless. independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge. homozygous. containing only one characteristic for a trait. monophthongal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pure (Thesaurus) Purdy pureblood Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language