pure white

Completely without pigment

Pure white describes the most complete, uncontaminated form of whiteness—white without any tinge of cream, gray, or other color.

Snow and fresh paper are archetypal examples: The walls were painted pure white.

The phrase often emphasizes cleanliness, innocence, or stark contrast: a pure white wedding dress, pure white sand.

Related

bleach · blank · blank canvas · spotless · virgin · alabaster · crisp · clean · linen · wedding · wedding dress · dove · cotton · cloud · frost · porcelain · sterile · untouched

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color value/lightness

pure whitejet black

Deepest possible dark

pitch black · coal black · black · ebony · ink black

color purity/saturation

pure whiteoff-white

Pale yellowish neutral

cream · ivory · ecru · eggshell · beige

symbolic meaning (moral/spiritual)

pure whitepitch black

Total absence of light

impure · pure evil · tainted · corrupted · defiled

Family

pure, white, purely, purer, purest, purity, purify, purification, impure

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G