Word Cadet

pure

Letters that make pure

e, p, r, u are letters that make 'pure'

Words within pure

re, Ur, Re, Pu are words within 'pure'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pure

puree, purer are words created by adding a letter to 'pure'

pure is a 4 letter word ending with e
pure is a 4 letter word starting with p

6 possible definitions for 'pure'

Pure as "(of color) being chromatically pure, not diluted with white or grey or black"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

saturated has the same meaning as pure

Antonyms

unsaturated has the opposite meaning of pure

Derivatives of pure

purity, pureness are derivatives of 'pure'.

Similar to pure

intense, vivid are similar to 'pure'.

Pure as "concerned with theory and data rather than practice, opposed to applied"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to pure

theoretical is similar to pure.

Example of pure used within this context

"pure science"

Pure as "free from discordant qualities"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to pure

harmonious is similar to pure.

Pure as "in a state of sexual virginity"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

virgin, vestal, virginal, virtuous have the same meaning as 'pure'

Derivatives of pure

honor, sexual morality, honour, purity, pureness, chastity, virtue, sinlessness, whiteness, innocence, vestal, virgin, virginity are derivatives of 'pure'.

Similar to pure

chaste is similar to pure.

Example of pure used within this context

"pure and vestal modesty", "a spinster or virgin lady", "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

Pure as "free of extraneous elements of any kind"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

impure has the opposite meaning of pure

Attributes of pure

purity, pureness are attributes of 'pure'.

Derivatives of pure

purity, pureness are derivatives of 'pure'.

Example of pure used within this context

"pure air and water", "pure gold", "pure primary colors", "the violin's pure and lovely song", "pure tones", "pure oxygen"

Pure as "(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults, sinless"

Under this definition, pure is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

impure has the opposite meaning of pure

Attributes of pure

morality is an attribute of pure.

Derivatives of pure

pureness, sinlessness, whiteness, innocence, purity are derivatives of 'pure'.

Similar to pure

white, immaculate, undefiled are similar to 'pure'.

Example of pure used within this context

"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath, "pure as the driven snow"