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pur

pure

adjective PYUR Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

sheer, absolute

Usage Note

Pur can describe physical purity (pure water) or intensify a noun ('sheer luck'). The feminine form is pure, and par pur hasard ('by sheer chance') is a common set phrase. The adverb purement means 'purely' or 'simply'.

Examples

"C'est de la pure folie."

Natural Translation

It's pure madness.

Literal Translation

It-is of the pure madness.

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