English-Thai Dictionary
simon-pure
ADJ แท้จริง tea-jing
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SIMON-PURE
SIMON-PURE Si "mon-pure ", a.
Defn: Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be the "real Simon Pure. "
New American Oxford Dictionary
simon-pure
si mon-pure |ˈsīmən ˌpyo͝or ˌsaɪmən ˈpjʊər | ▶adjective completely genuine, authentic, or honest. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from (the real ) Simon Pure, a character in Centlivre's Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717 ), who for part of the play is impersonated by another character.
Oxford Dictionary
simon-pure
simon-pure |sʌɪmənˈpjʊə | ▶adjective completely genuine, authentic, or honest. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from (the real ) Simon Pure, a character in Centlivre's Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717 ), who for part of the play is impersonated by another character.
The Wordsmith Dictionary