Meaning : Free of extraneous elements of any kind.
Example :
Pure air and water.
Pure gold.
Pure primary colors.
The violin's pure and lovely song.
Pure tones.
Pure oxygen.
Combined with extraneous elements.
impureMeaning : Without qualification. Used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter
Meaning : (of color) being chromatically pure. Not diluted with white or grey or black.
Synonyms : saturated
Meaning : Free from discordant qualities.
Meaning : Concerned with theory and data rather than practice. Opposed to applied.
Example :
Pure science.
Meaning : (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults. Sinless.
Example :
I felt pure and sweet as a new baby.
Pure as the driven snow.