impurity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
2. (countable, uncountable) A component or additive that renders something else impure.
3. (countable, uncountable) A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

Synonyms

uncleanness

dirt

foulness

filth

dirtiness

adulteration

turbidity

contamination

impureness

dross

defilement

muddiness

pollution

blemish

stain

uncleanliness

flaw

contaminant

dash

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mixture

obscenity

excrement

pollutant

filthiness

smudge

soiling

unchastity

impure

foreign material

admixture

dirtying

extraneous component

affliction

congener

defect

defiled

dirty

disgrace

dishonesty

excretion

fault

foreign body

foreign matter

foreign substance

inclusion

irregularity

lousiness

mishmash

occlusion

ordure

Translations

impureté

Unreinheit

impureza

impurità

impureza

impuresa

Verunreinigung

ακαθαρσία

saleté

onzuiverheid

Fremdkörper

bezoedeling

قذر

onreinheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpjɝɪti/

Etymology

From impure + -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas.