The difference between Mixed and Pure

When used as adjectives, mixed means having two or more separate aspects, whereas pure means free of flaws or imperfections.

Pure is also noun with the meaning: feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century england for use in the tanning of leather.

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 Mixed and Pure

  1. Mixed as a verb:

  1. Mixed as an adjective:

    Having two or more separate aspects.

    Examples:

    "I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."

  2. Mixed as an adjective:

    Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

    Examples:

    "My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."

  3. Mixed as an adjective:

    Including both male(s) and female(s).

    Examples:

    "The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side."

    "My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school."

  4. Mixed as an adjective:

    Stemming from two or more races or breeds

    Examples:

    "The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."

    "Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed"

  1. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.

  2. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of foreign material or pollutants.

  3. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.

  4. Pure as an adjective (of a branch of science):

    Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

  5. Pure as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.

  6. Pure as an adjective (of sound):

    Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

  1. Pure as an adverb (Liverpool):

    to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

    Examples:

    "You’re pure busy."

  1. 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.

  1. 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."

  1. Pure as a noun:

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