純粋 — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolute adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
• pure adj Not mixed with anything else; free from impurities or contamination.
• purity noun The state of being pure — free from contamination, mixture, or moral fault.
• sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.

Senses

純粋 is used for these senses in English:

• absolute Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. [first attested in the mid 1500s]
• pure Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
• pure Free of foreign material or pollutants.
• pure Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
• purity The state or degree of being pure.
• sheer (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

absolute — full definition

1. adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
2. adj Measured independently, without reference to anything else for comparison.
3. noun Something that exists as a fixed, unconditional truth or standard.

pure — full definition

1. adj Not mixed with anything else; free from impurities or contamination.
2. adj Complete and total; nothing but.
3. adj Morally clean or innocent.

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