The meaning of Pure

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

Usage examples:

Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

Usage examples:

Good and evil are presented as absolutes

adjective

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

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Abstract concepts such as love or beauty

verb

Consider something theoretically or separately from (something else).

Usage examples:

To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism

noun

A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech.

Usage examples:

An abstract of her speech

adjective

Relating to education and scholarship.

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Academic achievement

noun

A teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education.

Usage examples:

The eu offers grants to academics for research on approved projects

adjective

Relating to schools, esp. colleges and universities, or connected with studying and thinking and not with useful skills

Usage examples:

Which diamond ring you like more is purely academic, because i can’t afford either one.

adjective

Relating to angels.

Usage examples:

The angelic hosts

adjective

Belonging to an angel, or pretty and kind like an angel

Usage examples:

An angelic face/voice/choir

adjective

Complete, utter.

Usage examples:

What arrant nonsense!

adjective

Used to say how bad something is

Usage examples:

He dismissed the rumours as `arrant nonsense'.

adjective

Ways of thinking about a subject or dealing with a problem that are new and original but may not always be practical

Usage examples:

What we need at the moment is specialist knowledge and implementation rather than blue-sky thinking.

adjective

Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

What is required of celibate catholic clergy is to remain chaste

adjective

Without having any sexual activity or involvement outside of marriage

Usage examples:

The main character lives a chaste, modest life.

verb

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

The report managed to clarify the government's position

verb

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Usage examples:

I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

adverb

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.

Usage examples:

The room had been washed clean

verb

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.

Usage examples:

Clean your teeth properly after meals

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

adjective

Relating to or based on mental concepts.

Usage examples:

Philosophy deals with conceptual difficulties

adjective

Based on ideas or principles

Usage examples:

The main weakness of the proposal is conceptual.

adjective

Based on or involving conjecture.

Usage examples:

The evidence was deemed too conjectural

adjective

Based on how something seems and not on proof

Usage examples:

He uses the words "guess" and "suppose" frequently, showing that the whole argument is purely conje…

verb

Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

They did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place

adjective

Showing great skill and flair.

Usage examples:

She dressed with consummate elegance

adjective

Perfect; complete in every way

Usage examples:

Consummate skill, the deal was consummated with a handshake.

adjective

(of a liquid) having been purified by undergoing heating and condensation.

Usage examples:

Distilled water

verb

Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.

Usage examples:

They managed to distil a small quantity of water

verb

To make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid

Usage examples:

Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made by distilling., over 80 hours of footage have …

adjective

(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

It's a downright disgrace

adverb

To an extreme degree; thoroughly.

Usage examples:

He was downright rude

phrase

Complete and without restriction or qualification

adjective

Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.

Usage examples:

Ethical issues in nursing

adjective

Morally right

Usage examples:

Ethical behaviour/conduct the awards recognize companies, individuals, and nonprofit organizations …

adjective

Serving as a desirable model; very good.

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Exemplary behaviour

adjective

Extremely good of its type, so that it might serve as a model for others

Usage examples:

He saw action in the marines, and his performance was exemplary.

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Usage examples:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Usage examples:

An oil filter

noun

An arrangement whereby vehicles may turn left (or right) while other traffic waiting to go straight ahead or turn right (or left) is stopped by a red light.

Usage examples:

A filter lane

adjective

Without any imperfections or defects; perfect.

Usage examples:

Her smooth flawless skin

adjective

Containing no faults or mistakes; perfect

Usage examples:

The countdown was flawless, and the space missile went off exactly on schedule.

adjective

To be desired or approved of.

Usage examples:

It's good that he's back to his old self

noun

That which is morally right; righteousness.

Usage examples:

A mysterious balance of good and evil

adverb

Well.

Usage examples:

My mother could never cook this good

adjective

Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

Usage examples:

I haven't been totally honest with you

adverb

Used to persuade someone of the truth of something.

Usage examples:

You'll like it when you get there, honest

adjective

Not deceptive or disposed to cheat

adjective

Bringing or deserving honour.

Usage examples:

This is the only honourable course

adjective

Honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect

Usage examples:

An honourable person, the honourable andrew robinson, the honorable daniel p. moynihan of new york

adjective

Based on or serving as a hypothesis.

Usage examples:

Let us take a hypothetical case

noun

A hypothetical proposition or statement.

Usage examples:

Officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals

adjective

Of or based on a hypothesis

Usage examples:

He dismissed the questions as purely hypothetical., any electronic voting system is hypothetically …

adjective

Not guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were later found innocent

noun

A pure, guileless, or naive person.

Usage examples:

A young innocent abroad

adjective

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Innocent of he firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

adjective

Beyond criticism; faultless.

Usage examples:

His private life was irreproachable

adjective

Without fault and therefore impossible to criticize

Usage examples:

Her conduct throughout was irreproachable.

adjective

Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour.

Usage examples:

The moral dimensions of medical intervention

noun

A lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.

Usage examples:

The moral of this story was that one must see the beauty in what one has

adjective

Relating to standards of good behavior, honesty, and fair dealing, or showing high standards of this type

Usage examples:

A highly moral man, it’s her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows., the moral of the …

adjective

Arranged in a tidy way; in good order.

Usage examples:

The books had been stacked up in neat piles

noun

A bovine animal.

abbreviation

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (the energy dissipated as heat by a person during minor physical activity, such as fidgeting or shivering, that does not involve a large expenditure of energy and is not perceived as exercise).

adjective

Relating to ideas or imagination rather than experience, real situations, or actions

Usage examples:

Traditional education involved learning a lot of non-practical stuff., i don't usually read non-pra…

adjective

(of a person, job) not having or needing special knowledge about the machines, methods, etc. used in science and industry

Usage examples:

She runs a course on computing for non-technical people., employers are also looking for graduates …

adjective

Complete; in all ways

Usage examples:

He’s an out-and-out fraud.

adjective

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

Usage examples:

A palpable sense of loss

adjective

So obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

Usage examples:

The tension in the room was palpable during the exam.

noun

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

Usage examples:

He took out a patent for an improved steam hammer

adjective

Easily recognizable; obvious.

Usage examples:

She was smiling with patent insincerity

Obtain a patent for (an invention).

Usage examples:

An invention is not your own until it is patented

adjective

Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

Usage examples:

Life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

verb

Make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible.

Usage examples:

He's busy perfecting his bowling technique

noun

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. the perfect tense is formed in english with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

adjective

Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

Usage examples:

Philosophical discussions about free will

adjective

Relating to philosophy

Usage examples:

Pragmatism is a philosophical theory., you just have to be philosophical about losing some games, b…

adjective

Devoutly religious.

Usage examples:

A deeply pious woman

adjective

Strongly believing in god or a particular religion, and living in a way that shows this belief

verb

Perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.

Usage examples:

The salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour

verb

Walk or march in procession.

Usage examples:

They processed down the aisle

noun

A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

Usage examples:

Military operations could jeopardize the peace process

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

adjective

With impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing.

Usage examples:

Refined sugar

verb

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

Usage examples:

Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

adjective

Made pure by removing unwanted material

Usage examples:

Regional exports include refined oil and copper., the hotel lobby reflects the refined taste of the…

adjective

Having a good reputation.

Usage examples:

A reputable company

adjective

Morally right or justifiable.

Usage examples:

Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions

adjective

Very holy or virtuous.

Usage examples:

A truly saintly woman

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

Usage examples:

The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Usage examples:

I put up the new curtains and sheers

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.

Usage examples:

The stream was frozen solid

noun

A substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid.

Usage examples:

I was reminded of high school physics where we learned that solids conduct sound better than both l…

adjective

Having a fixed shape that cannot be changed easily

Usage examples:

After flying all night, he was glad to be on solid ground., solid rock, a solid oak table, solid go…

adjective

Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

Usage examples:

He gave her a speculative glance

adjective

Bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

Usage examples:

A speculative venture, our forecast for next year is speculative.

adjective

Based on a guess and not on information

Usage examples:

The idea that a merger of this kind would ever take place is purely speculative., highly/overly spe…

noun

British money.

Usage examples:

Prices in sterling are shown

adjective

Short for sterling silver.

Usage examples:

A sterling spoon

adjective

Of the highest quality

Usage examples:

Mccoy had a sterling season last year.

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

adjective

Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

Usage examples:

A theoretical physicist

adjective

Based on theory or on possibilities

Usage examples:

The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.

adjective

Based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events

Usage examples:

Theoretical economics/physics, theoretical models/analyses/approaches, a theoretical framework/foun…

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

Usage examples:

Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

adjective

With nothing left out or omitted; complete

Usage examples:

The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

adjective

(especially of food or drink) having no inferior added substances; pure.

Usage examples:

Unadulterated whole-milk yogurt

adjective

Not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other things

Usage examples:

She sings pure, unadulterated gospel.

adjective

(of metal) not alloyed; pure.

Usage examples:

Unalloyed copper

adjective

(especially of a positive feeling) not spoiled by any amount of negative feeling; pure

Usage examples:

Spending time with one's family is never an unalloyed pleasure (= there are bad things about it too…

adjective

Not mixed with other types of the same substance.

Usage examples:

Unblended whisky

adjective

Not contaminated.

Usage examples:

Uncontaminated air and food

adjective

(of a liquid) not diluted.

Usage examples:

Drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric

adjective

Absolute; unqualified.

Usage examples:

The tour had been an unmitigated disaster

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant or unsuccessful) complete

Usage examples:

Her new business proved to be an unmitigated disaster.

adjective

Not mixed.

Usage examples:

Bold unmixed colours

adjective

(of a person) not officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity through having satisfied the relevant conditions or requirements.

Usage examples:

No company would permit an unqualified accountant to audit its books

adjective

Lacking the skills and experience needed for a particular job

Usage examples:

I liked her, but she was unqualified for the job., my first attempt was an unqualified success.

adjective

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.

Usage examples:

An upright posture

adverb

In or into an upright position.

Usage examples:

She was sitting upright in bed

noun

A post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.

Usage examples:

The stone uprights of the parapet

adjective

Honest; respectable.

Usage examples:

An upstanding member of the community

adjective

Complete; absolute.

Usage examples:

Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

verb

Make (a sound) with one's voice.

Usage examples:

He uttered an exasperated snort

adjective

Complete or extreme

Usage examples:

What an utter fool i was!, she felt isolated and utterly alone., she sat through the entire meeting…

adjective

Having or showing high moral standards.

Usage examples:

She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked

adjective

Possessing good moral qualities

Usage examples:

I’ve been up working since six o’clock this morning so i’m feeling very virtuous.

adjective

Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.

Usage examples:

The food is plentiful and very wholesome

adjective

Good for you, and likely to benefit you physically, morally, or emotionally

Usage examples:

Wholesome food helps keep you healthy., this movie is wholesome family entertainment.