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• im|pure´ness — im|pure «ihm PYUR», adjective. 1. not pure; dirty; unclean: »The air in cities is often impure. 2. mixed with something of lower value; adulterated: »The salt we use is slightly impure. 3. Figurative. bad; …   Useful english dictionary

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• pure — [ pjur ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect: pure gold/alcohol ─ opposite IMPURE a ) a pure sound, color, light, etc. is very clear and beautiful:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pure — adj 1 a: unmixed with any other matter b: free from dirt or taint 2: being thus and nothing other a pure no fault compensation system pure·ly adv pure·ness n …   Law dictionary

• pure — [[t]pyʊər[/t]] adj. pur•er, pur•est 1) free from adulterating or extraneous matter: pure gold[/ex] 2) free from contamination, pollution, or dirt; clean: pure water[/ex] 3) not modified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous: pure white[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• pure — gui·pure; pure; pure·ly; pure·ness; pur·pure; un·pure; ul·tra·pure; im·pure; …   English syllables

• pure — Unadulterated; free from admixture or contamination with any extraneous matter. [L. purus] * * * pure pyu̇(ə)r adj, pur·er; pur·est 1) unmixed with any other matter <pure gold> 2) free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure food> 3 a) of… …   Medical dictionary

• pure´heart´ed|ness — pure heart|ed «PYUR HAHR tihd», adjective. free from evil or guilt; guileless; sincere: »He has written about it, and revealed the pure hearted ache for a better life that lies behind it (Sunday Times). –pure´heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• pure-heart|ed — «PYUR HAHR tihd», adjective. free from evil or guilt; guileless; sincere: »He has written about it, and revealed the pure hearted ache for a better life that lies behind it (Sunday Times). –pure´heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Pure Dead series — The Strega Borgia Chronicles by Scottish writer Debi Gliori, follows the Strega Borgia family, a quirky, bizarre, Italian family, Signor and Signora Strega Borgia (Luciano and Baci.) and their four children, Titus, Pandora, Damp and Nieve, who… …   Wikipedia