impurity
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impurity
- /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/ US
- /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/ US
Where it comes from
From impure + -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas.
noun impurities
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The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.
Similar: impureness · Opposite: purity
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A component or additive that renders something else impure.
The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
Similar: adulterant, contamination, taint, adulterator, contaminant, contaminator, impurity, pollutant, pollution, sophisticant
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A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.
Similar: depravity, perversion, wickedness, baseness, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation, depravation, depravedness, impurity, iniquity
Translations
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noun the condition of being impure
| Español | impuridad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不純 fujun, 汚れ kegare |
| 中文 | 不潔 /不洁 bùjié |
| Português | impuridade, impureza |
| Français | impureté |
| Deutsch | Unreinheit, Verunreinigung |
| Română | impuritate, necurățenie |
| Русский | нечистота́ nečistotá |
noun a component or additive that renders something else impure
| Español | impureza, impuridad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불순물 bulsunmul |
| 日本語 | 不純物 fujunbutsu |
| 中文 | 雜質 /杂质 zázhì, zázhí |
| Português | impureza, impuridade |
| Deutsch | Unreinheit, Fremdkörper |
| Ελληνικά | ρύπος rýpos |
| Русский | при́месь prímesʹ, загрязне́ние zagrjaznénije |
noun a state of immorality
| 日本語 | 汚れ kegare |
|---|---|
| Português | impureza, impudor |
| Deutsch | Unreinheit |
| Ελληνικά | ανηθικότητα anithikótita |
| Русский | нечистопло́тность nečistoplótnostʹ |
Talk about this word "impurity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impurity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impurity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impurity "impurity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impurity.Cite this
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title = {impurity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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