PURE AND SIMPLE

Meaning of PURE AND SIMPLE in English

adj. Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby-sitter. The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me.

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PURE AND SIMPLE — adjective : of the clearest kind : mere , plain , absolute — used postpositively for emphasis a pointer word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURE AND SIMPLE — used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURE AND SIMPLE — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. - Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and …
Slang English vocab
PURE AND SIMPLE — Function: adjective Synonyms: PURE 2, absolute, perfect, sheer, simple, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmitigated, unmixed, unqualified
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PURE AND SIMPLE — adjective Synonyms: pure 2, absolute, perfect, sheer, simple, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmitigated, unmixed, unqualified
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURE AND SIMPLE — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. - Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and …
Словарь английских идиом
SIMPLE — I. ˈsimpəl adjective ( simpler -p(ə)lə(r) ; simplest -p(ə)lə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, plain, uncomplicated, artless, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURE — I. ˈpyu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English pur, from Old French, from Latin purus clean; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIMPLE — (a.) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
PURE — (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; …
Английский словарь Webster
SIMPLE — ( a. ) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURE — ( superl. ) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLE — — simpleness , n. /sim"peuhl/ , adj., simpler, simplest , n. adj. 1. easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURE — — pureness , n. /pyoor/ , adj., purer, purest . 1. free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLE — I. ˈsim-pəl adjective ( sim·pler -p(ə-)lər ; sim·plest -p(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURE — adjective ( pur·er ; pur·est ) Etymology: Middle English pur, from Anglo-French, from Latin purus; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIMPLE — adj humble; lowly; undistinguished. 2. simple ·adj a drawloom. 3. simple ·adj mere; not other than; being only. 4. simple …
Webster English vocab
PURE — superl ritually clean; fitted for holy services. 2. pure ·superl of a single, simple sound or tone; said of …
Webster English vocab
SIMPLE — [sim.ple] adj sim.pler ; sim.plest [ME, fr. OF, plain, uncomplicated, artless, fr. L simplus, simplex, lit., single; L simplus fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURE — [pure] adj pur.er ; pur.est [ME pur, fr. OF, fr. L purus; akin to OHG fowen to sift, Skt punati …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIMPLE — simple BrE AmE ˈsɪmp ə l ▷ simpler ˈsɪmp lə AmE \ -l ə r ▷ simples ˈsɪmp ə lz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIMPLE — / ˈsɪmpl; NAmE / adjective ( sim·pler , sim·plest ) HELP NOTE : You can also use more simple and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURE — / pjʊə(r); NAmE pjʊr/ adjective ( purer / ˈpjʊərə(r); NAmE ˈpjʊr-/, purest / ˈpjʊərɪst; NAmE ˈpjʊr-/) NOT MIXED 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLE — sim ‧ ple S1 W1 /ˈsɪmp ə l/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative simpler , superlative simplest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIMPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURE — adj. 1 unmixed, unadulterated (pure white; pure alcohol). 2 of unmixed origin or descent (pure-blooded). 3 chaste. 4 morally or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIMPLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURE — adj. 1 unmixed, unadulterated (pure white; pure alcohol). 2 of unmixed origin or descent (pure-blooded). 3 chaste. 4 morally or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIMPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Oxford English vocab
PURE — adj.1 unmixed, unadulterated (pure white; pure alcohol). 2 of unmixed origin or descent (pure-blooded). 3 chaste. 4 morally or sexually …
Oxford English vocab
SIMPLE — ( simpler, simplest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you describe …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURE — ( purer, purest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pure substance …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a primitive/simple creature (= one with only a few cells ) ▪ primitive creatures like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIMPLE — (NO MORE THAN) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - without anything more or otherI didn't break the window - that's …
Cambridge English vocab
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Cambridge English vocab
SIMPLE — Synonyms and related words : Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse, Spartan, a certain, absolute, aesthetic, affable, amateur, an, any, any …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURE — adj. pure D pure and simple simon pure
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PURE — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: STRAIGHT 3, neat, plain, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed Antonyms: impure 2 being such and no other …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PURE — I. pure adjective 1. Synonyms: straight 3, neat, plain, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed Antonyms: impure 2. being such and no other …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMPLE — INDEX: simple/not complicated 1. when methods, systems, explanations, or words are not complicated 2. when machines or tools are not …
Longman Activator English vocab
PURE — INDEX: 1. not mixed with anything else 2. to make a substance pure 3. not pure RELATED WORDS containing no …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIMPLE — n. 25B6; adjective it's really pretty simple : STRAIGHTFORWARD, easy, uncomplicated, uninvolved, effortless, painless, undemanding, elementary, child's play; informal as …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURE — adj. 25B6; adjective pure gold : UNADULTERATED, uncontaminated, unmixed, undiluted, unalloyed, unblended; sterling, solid, refined, 100 02CC; ; clarified, clear, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMPLE — adj. 1 uncomplicated, plain, uninvolved, unsophisticated, understandable, intelligible, (easily) understood, comprehensible, clear, lucid, straightforward, easy, elementary, basic At the age …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PURE — adj. 1 unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, simon-pure; 24-carat or US also 24-karat, sterling, solid; real, genuine, authentic, flawless, faultless, perfect, natural, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PURE — adjective BAD : We opened the window to get some pure air. GOOD : We opened the window to get …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SIMPLE — 1. прил. 1) несложный, простой, легкий It was a rather simple task. ≈ Это было довольно простое задание. Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE — simple.ogg 1. ʹsımp(ə)l n 1. 1> собир. простой люд; беднота 2> простой человек; бедняк 2. простак, недотёпа 3. составляющее, ингредиент, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIMPLE — 1) несложный 2) нещелевой 3) однобережный 4) простой 5) элементарный • simple to operate — простой в обращении; простой в эксплуатации - absolutely simple - algebraically simple - almost …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PURE — 1) бесприсадочный 2) беспримесный 3) несмешанный 4) строгий 5) чистый • bounded pure subgroup — ограниченная сервантная подгруппа chemically pure metal — химически чистый металл commercially pure aluminum …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIMPLE — 1. ʹsımp(ə)l n 1. 1> собир. простой люд; беднота 2> простой человек; бедняк 2. простак, недотёпа 3. составляющее, ингредиент, составная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE — 1. прил. 1) несложный, простой, легкий It was a rather simple task. — Это было довольно простое задание. Syn: easy …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PURE — прил. 1) а) чистый; беспримесный pure air — чистый воздух pure crystal — чистый кристалл pure cotton — чистый хлопок …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIMPLE — 1. прил. 1) несложный, простой, легкий It was a rather simple task. — Это было довольно простое задание. Syn: easy, effortless, facile, elementary Ant: complex, complicated, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PURE — прил. 1) а) чистый; беспримесный pure air — чистый воздух pure crystal — чистый кристалл pure cotton — чистый хлопок pure sound — чистый звук; отчетливый …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIMPLE — 1. _a. 1> простой, несложный 2> элементарный, неразложимый; simple fraction - _мат. простая дробь; a simple quantity - _мат. однозначное …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PURE — _a. 1> чистый; беспримесный 2> чистокровный 3> непорочный, целомудренный 4> безупречный; pure taste - безупречный вкус 5> простой (о стиле); …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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