Meanings
adjectivepureblooded (comparative more pureblooded, superlative most pureblooded)
comparative more pureblooded · superlative most pureblooded · alternative pure-blooded
- Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.
He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 純血 /纯血
- 純血 /纯血 (chúnxuè)of pure blood
Czech čistokrevný
- čistokrevnýof pure blood
Finnish puhdasverinen, puhdasrotuinen
- puhdasverinenof pure blood
- puhdasrotuinenof pure blood
French de souche
- de soucheof pure blood
German reinblütig
- reinblütigof pure blood
Russian чистокро́вный
- чистокро́вный (čistokróvnyj)of pure blood
Cite this entry
APA
pureblooded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureblooded
MLA
“pureblooded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureblooded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pureblooded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureblooded.
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