transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyu̇r ]
adjective
( pur·er ; pur·est )
Etymology: Middle English pur, from Anglo-French, from Latin purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, Sanskrit punāti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : unmixed with any other matter
pure gold
(2) : free from dust, dirt, or taint
pure springwater
(3) : spotless , stainless
b. : free from harshness or roughness and being in tune — used of a musical tone
c. of a vowel : characterized by no appreciable alteration of articulation during utterance
2.
a. : being thus and no other : sheer , unmitigated
pure folly
b.
(1) : abstract , theoretical
pure research
(2) : a priori
pure mechanics
c. : not directed toward exposition of reality or solution of practical problems
pure literature
d. : being nonobjective and to be appraised on formal and technical qualities only
pure form
3.
a.
(1) : free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes
(2) : containing nothing that does not properly belong
b. : free from moral fault or guilt
c. : marked by chastity : continent
d.
(1) : of pure blood and unmixed ancestry
(2) : homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters
e. : ritually clean
4. : having exactly the talents or skills needed for a particular role
a pure shooter in basketball
Synonyms: see chaste
• pure·ness noun