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Adjectives (20)
pure
adj. (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
pure
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
undefiled
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
unmixed, undiluted
adj. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
saturated, vivid, intense
adj. (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"
absolute, rank, gross, perfect, utter, sheer, stark, arrant, double-dyed, out-and-out, sodding, staring
adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
Fuzzynyms (152)
moral
adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
virtuous
adj. morally excellent
righteous
adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
chaste, clean-living
adj. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
pious, devout, godfearing, god-fearing, God-fearing
adj. devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
ethical
adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
honorable, honourable
adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
pious
adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
abstract
adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
artless
adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
innocent, impeccant, sinless
adj. free from sin
inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct
adj. must be kept sacred
sacred
adj. concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
lofty, exalted, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, noble-minded
adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
august, revered, venerable
adj. profoundly honored; "revered holy men"
devotional, sacred
adj. relating to worship; "a devotional exercise"
straight
adj. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
antiseptic
adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
clean, clear
adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
pure, undefiled
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
virginal, unsullied, pristine
adj. free from dirt or stain: "pristine mountain snow"; "the unsullied splendor of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L. P. Smith
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
sterile, germfree
adj. free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment"
healthful, sanitary
adj. free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
perfect
adj. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
straight, true
adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
antiseptic
adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
clean, clear
adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
pure
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
virginal, unsullied, pristine
adj. free from dirt or stain: "pristine mountain snow"; "the unsullied splendor of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L. P. Smith
axenic, uncontaminated
adj. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"
stainless, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished
adj. of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation"
bright
adj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
dark
adj. (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
white
adj. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
pale, pastel, whitish, palish, light-colored, light-coloured
adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
fair, pale, fairish
adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
gross, glaring
adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"
entire, integral, intact
adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"
complete, full
adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
crying, rank, gross, egregious, flagrant
adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
ill-famed, infamous, notorious
adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"
good, thorough
adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
mere, simple, bare
adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
basic, fundamental, ultimate, elemental
adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
plain, simple, modest, unostentatious
adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
Spartan
adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
barren, bare, desolate, bleak
adj. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
thoroughgoing, downright, right-down
adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
sound
adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"
sound
adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
total, unqualified
adj. not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
whole
adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
whole
adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
unadulterated
adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"
thoroughgoing, unlimited, outright, straight-out
adj. without reservation or exception
abstemious
adj. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
complete, consummate
adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"
Synonyms (29)
chaste
adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
clean
adj. ritually clean or pure
processed
adj. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"
kosher, sanctioned, cosher, ritually fit
adj. conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen"
dead, utter
adj. "dead silence"; "utter seriousness"
implicit, unquestioning
adj. being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust"
independent
adj. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
infinite
adj. total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom"
syntactically independent
adj. (grammar) standing apart from a normal syntactical relation with other sentence elements: e.g. "joking apart" in "joking apart, we'd better go now"
total, unqualified
adj. not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
dichromatic
adj. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
monochrome, monochromatic, monochromic, monochromous
adj. having or appearing to have only one color
polychrome, polychromatic, polychromic
adj. having or exhibiting many colors
trichromatic, trichrome
adj. having or involving three colors; "trichromatic vision"; "a trichromatic printing process"; "trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors"; "tricolor plumage"; "a tricolor process in photography"
bodacious
adj. incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip"
undiminished, unrelieved
adj. not lessened or diminished; "unrelieved suffering"
Antonyms (10)
impure
adj. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
unclean
adj. ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
impure
adj. combined with extraneous elements
adulterate, debased, adulterated
adj. mixed with impurities
contaminated, polluted
adj. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
mixed
adj. involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood"
unclean
adj. ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
pure
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