Utter vs. Pure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Utter and Pure
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Utter
Complete; absolute
Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement
Pure
Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed
Pure oxygen.
Utter
Make (a sound) with one's voice
He uttered an exasperated snort
Pure
Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements
Pure water.
Utter
Put (forged money) into circulation.
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Pure
Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous
A pure style of piano playing.
Utter
To send forth with the voice
Uttered a cry.
Pure
Complete; utter
Pure folly.
Utter
To articulate (words); pronounce or speak
Uttered "yes.".
Pure
Having no moral failing or guilt
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby" (Sylvia Plath).
Utter
(Law) To put (counterfeit currency or a forged check or instrument) into circulation
Utter a bad check.
Pure
Chaste; virgin.
Utter
(Obsolete) To offer (merchandise) for sale; sell.
Pure
Of unmixed blood or ancestry.
Utter
Complete; absolute; entire
Utter nonsense.
Utter darkness.
Pure
(Genetics) Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous
A pure line.
Utter
Outer; furthest out, most remote.
Pure
(Music) Free from discordant qualities
Pure tones.
Utter
(obsolete) Outward.
Pure
(Linguistics) Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal
A pure vowel.
Utter
Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
Utter ruin; utter darkness
Pure
Theoretical; not applied
Pure science.
Utter
(transitive) To produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice.
Don't you utter another word!
Pure
(Philosophy) Free of empirical elements
Pure reason.
Utter
(transitive) To reveal or express (an idea, thought, desire, etc.) with speech.
Pure
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Utter
To produce (a noise) (of an inanimate object).
Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.
Pure
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
Utter
To spit or blow (something) out of one's mouth.
Pure
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
Utter
To emit or give off (breath).
Pure
Mere; that and that only.
That idea is pure madness!
Utter
To shed (a tear or tears).
Pure
(of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Utter
To offer (something) for sale; to sell.
Pure
(phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Utter
To put (currency) into circulation.
Pure
(of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
Utter
To show (something that has been hidden); to reveal the identity of (someone).
Pure
A lot of.
Utter
To send or put (something) out.
Pure
To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
You’re pure busy.
Utter
To commit the crime of uttering knowingly presenting forged documentation.
Pure
(golf) to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway.
Utter
Outer.
As doth an hidden mothThe inner garment fret, not th' utter touch.
Pure
To cleanse; to refine.
Utter
Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer.
Through utter and through middle darkness borne.
The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five miles from Sandwich.
Pure
One who, or that which, is pure.
Utter
Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness.
They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind.
Pure
Alternative form of puer
Utter
Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial.
Pure
Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.
The pure fetters on his shins great.
A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.
Utter
To put forth or out; to reach out.
How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud,And utter his tender head.
Pure
Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste; - applied to persons.
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience.
Utter
To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend.
Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's lawIs death to any he that utters them.
They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish.
Pure
Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; - applied to things and actions.
Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.
Utter
Hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; - often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes.
The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin.
Pure
Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
Utter
To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce.
The words I utterLet none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth.
And the last words he uttered called me cruel.
Pure
Of a single, simple sound or tone; - said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Utter
Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
She expressed her anger
He uttered a curse
Pure
Free of extraneous elements of any kind;
Pure air and water
Pure gold
Pure primary colors
The violin's pure and lovely song
Pure tones
Utter
Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words);
She let out a big heavy sigh
He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
Pure
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
An arrant fool
A complete coward
A consummate fool
A double-dyed villain
Gross negligence
A perfect idiot
Pure folly
What a sodding mess
Stark staring mad
A thoroughgoing villain
Utter nonsense
Utter
Express in speech;
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize
Pure
Concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied;
Pure science
Utter
Put into circulation;
Utter counterfeit currency
Pure
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
Utter
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
An arrant fool
A complete coward
A consummate fool
A double-dyed villain
Gross negligence
A perfect idiot
Pure folly
What a sodding mess
Stark staring mad
A thoroughgoing villain
Utter nonsense
Pure
Free from discordant qualities
Utter
Total;
Dead silence
Utter seriousness
Pure
Used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless;
I felt pure and sweet as a new baby
Pure as the driven snow
Pure
In a state of sexual virginity;
Pure and vestal modesty
A spinster or virgin lady
Men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
Pure
Not mixed;
Pure oxygen
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