The meaning of PURE is unmixed with any other matter. How to use pure in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pure.

a pure and upright man a pure heart pure intentions Don't expect me to believe you're (as) pure as the driven snow. [=morally perfect]

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1. not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc: pure nitrogen. 2. free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome: pure water. 3. free from moral taint or …

Idiom be as pure as the driven snow (Definition of pure from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

A person who is described as pure is considered to be morally good, especially because they have no sexual experience or sexual thoughts.

Dec 29, 2025 · From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”).

(prenominal) (intensifier): pure stupidity, a pure coincidence (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications: pure mathematics, pure science

Some common synonyms of pure are chaste, decent, and modest. While all these words mean "free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious," pure differs from chaste in implying innocence …

pure adjective (GOOD) completely good and not having any bad qualities or bad morals