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US/pjʊr/
UK/pjʊə/
not mixed with anything else; also clean, or complete and total
In context
This shirt is made of pure cotton, so it stays cool in summer.
We met again in Hanoi by pure chance, ten years after school.
After a week in the city, the mountain air felt so pure.
Words that go with pure
adjective + noun
- pure waterPure water has no taste or smell.
- pure luckI passed the driving test by pure luck.
- pure chanceIt was pure chance that we sat next to each other on the plane.
- pure goldHer wedding ring is made of pure gold.
- pure joyThe children's faces showed pure joy when it started to snow.
- pure cottonPure cotton sheets are more comfortable in hot weather.