| pure | | |
| adj. | 1. pure | 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" |
| ~ clean | ritually clean or pure. |
| ~ axenic | (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms.; "an axenic culture" |
| ~ clean, fresh | free from impurities.; "clean water"; "fresh air" |
| ~ unclouded, clean, clear, light | (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
| ~ fine | free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity.; "gold 21 carats fine" |
| ~ native | as found in nature in the elemental form.; "native copper" |
| ~ unmingled, unmixed, sheer, plain | not mixed with extraneous elements.; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" |
| ~ pristine | completely free from dirt or contamination.; "pristine mountain snow" |
| ~ sublimate | made pure. |
| ~ unadulterated | not mixed with impurities.; "unadulterated maple syrup" |
| ~ unalloyed | free from admixture.; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure" |
| ~ unpolluted, uncontaminated | free from admixture with noxious elements; clean.; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake" |
| ~ virginal | untouched or undefiled.; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage" |
| ~ processed | prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process.; "processed ores" |
| adj. | 2. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | 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" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 3. pure, saturated | (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black. |
| ~ intense, vivid | (of color) having the highest saturation.; "vivid green"; "intense blue" |
| adj. | 4. pure | free from discordant qualities. |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| adj. | 5. pure | concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied.; "pure science" |
| ~ theoretical | concerned with theories rather than their practical applications.; "theoretical physics" |
| adj. | 6. pure | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless.; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"; "pure as the driven snow" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| ~ undefiled, immaculate | free from stain or blemish. |
| ~ white | free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied.; "in shining white armor" |
| adj. | 7. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous | in a state of sexual virginity.; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| entirely | | |
| adv. | 1. all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').; "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| adv. | 2. alone, entirely, exclusively, only, solely | without any others being included or involved.; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" |
| resolve | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve | the trait of being resolute.; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ self-command, self-possession, will power, willpower, self-control, self-will, possession | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior. |
| ~ steadiness | freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct.; "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said" |
| ~ sturdiness | resoluteness evidenced by strength of character.; "sturdiness of moral principle" |
| ~ stiffness | firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action.; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity" |
| ~ bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires. |
| ~ single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose. |
| ~ adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness | resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible. |
| ~ decisiveness, decision | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose.; "a man of unusual decisiveness" |
| ~ determination, purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" |
| ~ steadfastness | steadfast resolution. |
| n. (communication) | 2. declaration, resolution, resolve | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote. |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ declaration of independence | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain. |
| ~ joint resolution | a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto). |
| v. (cognition) | 3. adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ judge | determine the result of (a competition). |
| ~ adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. |
| v. (communication) | 4. conclude, resolve | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. |
| ~ square off, settle, square up, determine | settle conclusively; come to terms.; "We finally settled the argument" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. purpose, resolve | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. answer, resolve | understand the meaning of.; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" |
| ~ figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| v. (perception) | 7. resolve | make clearly visible.; "can this image be resolved?" |
| ~ optics | the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light. |
| ~ discern, make out, tell apart, distinguish, pick out, spot, recognise, recognize | detect with the senses.; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. resolve, solve | find the solution.; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ factorise, factorize | resolve (a polynomial) into factors. |
| v. (change) | 9. break up, dissolve, resolve | cause to go into a solution.; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ melt, melt down, run | reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" |
| ~ dissolve | pass into a solution.; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" |
| ~ cut | dissolve by breaking down the fat of.; "soap cuts grease" |
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