Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pure in American Collocation
pure
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/pjʊr/
very
extremely
remarkably
very
Diamonds are made of carbon, and are extremely pure.
completely
absolutely
perfectly
The magnesium in the samples analysed was absolutely pure.
fairly
quite
relatively
Many of their components have now been isolated in a relatively pure form.
almost
almost
nearly
virtually
Previously gold coins were made from almost pure gold.
enjoyment or pleasure
bliss
delight
enjoyment
entertainment
fun
happiness
joy
magic
pleasure
Driving the car is just pure joy.
luck
chance
coincidence
luck
It was pure chance that we eventually found the car again.
statements about a possible situation
conjecture
speculation
Bear in mind, though, that this is pure speculation.
statements that are not true
fantasy
fiction
invention
The prosecution showed that several of these claims were pure fantasy.
evil
evil
Hitler still, more than anyone else, embodies pure evil.
love
love
It’s the nearest thing to pure love I’ve ever experienced.
very high level of skill or ability
genius
All six episodes from this series are pure genius.