not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material
cars can run on pure alcohol
the jacket was pure wool
(of a sound) perfectly in tune and with a clear tone
these small cymbals produce a quiet but high pitched and very pure note
wholesome and untainted by immorality, especially that of a sexual nature
our fondness for each other is pure and innocent
(of a subject of study) dealing with abstract concepts and not practical application
a theoretical discipline such as pure physics
involving or containing nothing else but; sheer (used for emphasis)
a shout of pure anger
an outcome which may be a matter of pure chance
it was revenge, pure and simple
(of a vowel) not joined with another to form a diphthong