Pure vs. True
Difference Between Pure and True
Pureadjective
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Trueadjective
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
This is a true story.Pureadjective
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
Trueadjective
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
a true copy;a true likeness of the originalPureadjective
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
Trueadjective
(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.Pureadjective
Mere; that and that only.
That idea is pure madness!Trueadjective
Loyal, faithful.
He’s turned out to be a true friend.Pureadjective
(of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Trueadjective
Genuine.
This is true Parmesan cheese.Pureadjective
(phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Trueadjective
Legitimate.
The true king has returned!Pureadjective
(of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
Trueadjective
Accurate; following a path toward the target.
Pureadverb
(Liverpool) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
You’re pure busy.Trueadjective
Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
Purenoun
Feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century England for use in the tanning of leather.
Trueadverb
(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.
this gun shoots truePurenoun
alternative form of puer
Truenoun
(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.
Pureverb
(golf) to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway.Truenoun
Truth.
Pureadjective
free of extraneous elements of any kind;
pure air and waterpure goldpure primary colorsthe violin's pure and lovely songpure tonesTruenoun
A pledge or truce.
Pureadjective
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
an arrant foola complete cowarda consummate foola double-dyed villaingross negligencea perfect idiotpure follywhat a sodding messstark staring mada thoroughgoing villainutter nonsenseTrueverb
To straighten.
He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.Pureadjective
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied;
pure scienceTrueverb
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
We spent all night truing up the report.Pureadjective
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
Truenoun
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;
out of truePureadjective
free from discordant qualities
Trueverb
make level, square, balanced, or concentric;
true up the cylinder of an enginePureadjective
used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless;
I felt pure and sweet as a new babypure as the driven snowTrueadjective
consistent with fact or reality; not false;
the story is trueit is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it truethe true meaning of the statementPureadjective
in a state of sexual virginity;
pure and vestal modestya spinster or virgin ladymen have decreed that their women must be pure and virginalTrueadjective
not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
real minktrue goldPureadjective
not mixed;
pure oxygenTrueadjective
conforming to definitive criteria;
the horseshoe crab is not a true crabPythagoras was the first true mathematicianTrueadjective
accurately placed or thrown;
his aim was truehe was dead on targetTrueadjective
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;
true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with themTrueadjective
expressing or given to expressing the truth;
a true statementgave truthful testimonya truthful personTrueadjective
worthy of being depended on;
a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust meTrueadjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
genuine emotionher interest in people was unfeignedtrue griefTrueadjective
rightly so called;
true couragea spirit which true men have always admireda true friendTrueadjective
determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;
true north is geographic northTrueadjective
having a legally established claim;
the legitimate heirthe true and lawful kingTrueadjective
in tune; accurate in pitch;
a true noteTrueadjective
accurately fitted; level;
the window frame isn't quite trueTrueadjective
reliable as a basis for action;
a true prophesyTrueadverb
as acknowledged;
true, she is the smartest in her class
