The difference between Innocent and Pure
When used as nouns, innocent means one who is innocent, especially a young child, whereas pure means feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century england for use in the tanning of leather.
When used as adjectives, innocent means free from guilt, sin, or immorality, whereas pure means free of flaws or imperfections.
Pure is also adverb with the meaning: to a great extent or degree.
Pure is also verb with the meaning: to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
check bellow for the other definitions of Innocent and Pure
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Innocent as an adjective:
Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
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Innocent as an adjective:
Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
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Innocent as an adjective:
Naive; artless.
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Innocent as an adjective (obsolete):
Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.
Examples:
"an innocent medicine or remedy"
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Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):
Having no knowledge (of something).
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Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):
Lacking (something).
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Innocent as an adjective:
Lawful; permitted.
Examples:
"an innocent trade"
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Innocent as an adjective:
Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
Examples:
"innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation"
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Innocent as a noun:
One who is innocent, especially a young child.
Examples:
"The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."
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Innocent as a noun (obsolete):
A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
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Pure as an adjective:
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
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Pure as an adjective:
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
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Pure as an adjective:
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
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Pure as an adjective (of a branch of science):
Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
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Pure as an adjective (phonetics):
Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
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Pure as an adjective (of sound):
Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
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Pure as an adverb (Liverpool):
to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
Examples:
"You’re pure busy."
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Pure as a noun (obsolete, colloquial, euphemistic, sometimes, [[pluralize]]d):
Feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century England for use in the tanning of leather.
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Pure as a verb (golf):
to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
Examples:
"Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway."
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Pure as a noun: