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Pure

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Fresh 84% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Fresh 84% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Harmonious 84% connected

Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.

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Harmonious 84% connected

Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.

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Immaculate 84% connected

Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.

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Immaculate 84% connected

Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Native 84% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

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Native 84% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Pristine 84% connected

Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pris…

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Pristine 84% connected

Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pris…

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Sheer 84% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Sheer 84% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Sublimate 84% connected

To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

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Sublimate 84% connected

To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

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Theoretical 84% connected

Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theo…

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Theoretical 84% connected

Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theo…

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Unadulterated 84% connected

Not adulterated; pure.

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Unadulterated 84% connected

Not adulterated; pure.

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Unalloyed 84% connected

Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness.

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Unalloyed 84% connected

Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness.

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Virginal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.

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Virginal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.

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Vivid 84% connected

True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.

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Vivid 84% connected

True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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Derivationally related 4

Pureness 74% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Pureness 74% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Purity 74% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Purity 74% connected

The condition of being pure.

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See also 4

Chaste 66% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Chaste 66% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Clean 66% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 66% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Pureness 66% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Pureness 66% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Purity 66% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Purity 66% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Synonym 19

Arrant 92% connected

Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.

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Complete 92% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Consummate 92% connected

Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect.

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Double-dyed 92% connected

Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.

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Everlasting 92% connected

Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immoral; eternal.

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Gross 92% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Perfect 92% connected

Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and k…

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Saturated 92% connected

of Saturate

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Sodding 92% connected

of Sod

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staring 92% connected

of Stare

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Stark 92% connected

Stiff; rigid.

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Thorough 92% connected

Through.

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Thoroughgoing 92% connected

Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

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Unadulterated 92% connected

Not adulterated; pure.

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Utter 92% connected

Outer.

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Vestal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.

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Virgin 92% connected

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

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Virginal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.

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Virtuous 92% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Antonym 4

Impure 94% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

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Impure 94% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

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Unsaturated 94% connected

Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.

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Unsaturated 94% connected

Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.

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