pur
French, adjective/pyʁ/
pur is spelled P-U-R (3 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 2,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pur is a French adjective meaning “pure (unspoilt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est sans mélange, en parlant d’un produit, d’une émotion”.
What does pur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pure (unspoilt)
- 2
pure (undiluted)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est sans mélange, en parlant d’un produit, d’une émotion. 2. Qui n’est pas altéré, vicié, corrompu ou souillé, en parlant d'un élément physique ou en parlant d'une personne, de ses émotions ou de ses attributs. 3. Désigne l’état de l’homme tel qu’on le suppose antérieurement à toute civilisation. 4. Abstrait, fondamental. Antonyme : appliqué.
noun: 1. Personne qui, dans un parti politique, dans une école philosophique, professe et représente l’orthodoxie dans toute sa rigueur. 2. Pureté.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pur
- pure feminine
- purs masculine plural
- pures feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pur?
- /pyʁ/
- \pyʁ\
- [pyʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pur in French?
pur appears 26 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).