pure betydelse and definition

Betydelse av pure på svenska

• 0 not mixed with anything else:

  • a pure cotton shirt

  • pure orange juice

  • pure English honey

  • a pure Arab horse

  • a swan's pure white plumage

  • the pure vocal tones of the choirboy

  • The mountain air was wonderfully pure.

  • Tap water is never chemically pure.

• 1 complete; only:

  • It was pure coincidence/chance that we met.

  • This last month has been pure hell.

  • Her face had a look of pure delight.

  • The president dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation.

  • pure mathematics

  • pure economics

  • He is motivated by greed, pure and simple.

• 2 behaving in a way that is morally good, especially in things related to sex:

  • I'm trying to think only pure thoughts.

  • He invited me up to his flat for coffee, but I didn't think that his motives were entirely pure.

  • In many cultures, it is considered important for a woman to keep herself pure (= not to have sex) until she marries.

• 3 not mixed with anything else:

  • The scarf is pure silk.

  • It was a moment of pure joy.

  • The mountain air was fresh and pure (= not polluted).

• 4 morally good, or relating to someone’s inner character:

  • His motives were pure, but his approach was tactless.

• 5 complete; only:

  • Getting the job was pure luck.