Difference between Fine and Pure

What is the difference between Fine and Pure?

Fine as an adjective is of superior quality. while Pure as an adjective is free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied

Fine

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of superior quality. Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint. Sunny and not raining. (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory. (informal) Good-looking, attractive. Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces. Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth. Made of slender or thin filaments. Subtle, delicately balanced. Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make finer, purer, or cleaner to become finer, purer, or cleaner to clarify (wine and beer) by filtration To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: expression of agreement

Part of speech: noun

Definition: something that is fine; fine particles A payment or fee issued as punishment for breaking the law. The end of a musical composition. The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

Example sentence: Everyone has a right to their own opinion about me, and that's fine. I'm just going to keep being myself and living my life. That's all I can do.

Pure

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: free of flaws or imperfections; unsulliedfree of foreign material or pollutantsfree of immoral behavior or qualities; cleanof a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

Example sentence: Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

We hope you now know whether to use Fine or Pure in your sentence.

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