PURE AND SIMPLE

Meaning of PURE AND SIMPLE in English

used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in sth :

It's laziness, pure and simple.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — {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
PURE AND SIMPLE — adj. Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. The problem, pure and simple, is …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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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