purely

nur, ausschließlich

Nur aus dem genannten Grund oder für den genannten Zweck, ohne weitere Einflüsse.

In einfachem Englisch: Only for the reason or purpose mentioned, without anything else being involved.

• I asked purely out of curiosity.
• We met purely by chance.
• Her decision was based purely on cost.

Synonyme: solely, only, exclusively

Häufige Wendungen: purely by chance, purely for pleasure, purely personal reasons

vollständig, ganz

Ganz und gar, ohne dass etwas anderer Art beigemischt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Completely, with nothing of a different kind mixed in.

• The discussion was purely theoretical.
• Their approach is purely mathematical.
• She described the experience as purely spiritual.

Synonyme: completely, entirely, wholly

Häufige Wendungen: purely white, purely theoretical, purely intellectual

keusch, unschuldig

Auf unschuldige Weise, ohne etwas moralisch Falsches zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: In an innocent way, without doing anything morally wrong.

• She wished to live purely.
• The poem describes a heart that loves purely.
• He believed that children thought purely before learning selfishness.

Synonyme: innocently, chastely

Häufige Wendungen: live purely, love purely, think purely