Modest
Modest adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.
Usage example: tended to wear more modest swimsuits than the thong-clad guests at the resort
Pure is a synonym for modest in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Pure" instead an adjective "Modest", when it comes to topics like good, character trait, plain, decent.
Pure
Pure adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.
Usage example: the humor in the movie is as pure and wholesome as any parent could wish
Modest is a synonym for pure in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Pure", if it concerns topics such as good, plain, innocent, decent.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When she reverted to the nice and pure Karone, she had straight blonde hair and modest clothes.
Source: Evil Is Sexy - In this case, it's probably because Mio's stoic, seemingly pure and delicate image makes her more attractive if she's usually modest.
Source: Token Wholesome -
Snow White of course has Incorruptible Pure Pureness and her Storybrook counterpart Mary Margaret is modest and virgin-like.
Source: MadonnaWhore Complex
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