pure as driven snow

Utterly without blemish

Pure as driven snow describes someone completely innocent, virtuous, or uncorrupted—especially regarding sexual conduct.

Driven snow is fresh-fallen snow blown into pristine drifts, untouched and perfectly white.

The phrase often carries ironic undertones, implying the person isn't quite as innocent as they appear: She acts pure as the driven snow, but I know better.

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alabaster · lily white · squeaky clean · snowy · innocence · clean slate · clean · clean hands · beyond reproach · blamelessness · untarnished · virtue · moral high ground · incorruptibility · guileless · pristine · virgin territory · undefiled

Opposites
moral purity/innocence

pure as driven snowrotten to the core

Completely without moral value

morally bankrupt · tainted · sullied · depraved · corrupt

sexual innocence/chastity

pure as driven snowpromiscuous

Sexually undiscriminating

unchaste · loose · wanton · licentious · worldly

Family

pure, purity, purify, purification, purifier, purely, impure, impurity, driven

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G