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pureness

/pyoor/US // pyʊər //UK // (pjʊə) //

纯洁性,纯度,纯粹性,纯净性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    pur·er, pur·est.

    • : free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold;pure water.
    • : unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.
    • : of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog.
    • : free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek.
    • : clear; free from blemishes: pure skin.
    • : straightforward; unaffected.
    • : abstract or theoretical: pure science.
    • : without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music.
    • : absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy.
    • : being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident.
    • : clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands.
    • : untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart.
    • : physically chaste; virgin.
    • : ceremonially or ritually clean.
    • : free of or without guilt; guiltless.
    • : independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.
    • : Biology, Genetics. homozygous. containing only one characteristic for a trait.
    • : Phonetics. monophthongal.

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Examples

  • The debasing of the currency in the fire’s aftermath — the proportion of pure silver in Roman coinage at one stage fell to 80 percent — also alarmed them.

  • Kemp’s all-night coverage was public service journalism in its purest form.

  • They keep membership secret to reinforce the notion that the books are a pure expression of mathematics as it is, not an individual’s take on the topic.

  • Pillows and duvets from the Swedish brand, founded in 1852, are made from top-of-the-line pure goose down, with its own built-in ventilation system that helps the feathers breathe.

  • Soon, he said, the company would have a car that runs on batteries with pure silicon anodes to boost their performance and reduced cobalt in the cathodes to lower their price.

  • The stillness of the evening and the pureness of the air made a silent accompaniment to Gerda's beautiful voice.

  • And what increases The wonder, sir, her body's matchless form Is better'd by the pureness of her soul.

  • When I came to eleven years of age I knew pureness and righteousness; for while a child I was taught how to walk to be kept pure.

  • And then he goes on to what he justly calls "the other great Christian virtue, Pureness."

  • Wisdom is more moving than any motion; she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness.