English
Etymology
From L. impurus
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÊÉ(r)|-ÊÉ(r)
Adjective
en-adj-more
- Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
#: The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- defile|Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.
- unchaste|Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
Synonyms
imperfect, tainted
Antonyms
pure
Related terms
impuration
impurely
impureness
impurity
Translations
CJKV characters: æ´¿
Chinese: ä¸ç´ç, ä¸çº¯ç
Dutch: onzuiver
Esperanto: malpura
French: impur m, #French|impure f
German: unrein
Interlingua: impur
Italian: impuro m, impura f
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Korean: ë¶ê²°í
Spanish: impuro m, impura f
Verb
en-verb|impur|ing
- transitive obsolete To defile; to [pollute].
References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
Italian
Adjective
impure p
- feminine of|impuro#Adjective|impuro
Category:Italian adjective forms
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