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Complete Definition of "impurity"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈpjÉɪti/ or /ˈpjurɪti/ (US)
w:SAMPA chart for English|SAMPA: /"pj3rIti/ or /"pjurIti/ (US)

Noun
en-noun|impurities

  1. 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.

  1. A component or additive that renders something else impure.

#: The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.

  1. A state of immorality or sin.

#: With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.

Antonyms
purity

Related terms
impure

Translations
trans-top|the condition of being impure
Hungarian: t|hu|tisztátalanság
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trans-top|a component or additive that renders something else impure
Hungarian: t|hu|szennyeződés
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Russian: t|ru|примеÑÑŒ|f|trprím'es', t|ru|загрÑзнение|n|trzagr'azn'énije
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trans-top|a state of immorality
Hungarian: t|hu|erkölcstelenség
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ttbc|Chinese: 雜質, æ‚è´¨
ttbc|Dutch: onzuiverheid f
ttbc|French: impureté f
ttbc|German: Verunreinigung f
ttbc|Greek: ακαθαÏσία f
ttbc|Italian: impurità f
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ttbc|Japanese: ä¸ç´”物
ttbc|Korean: 불순
ttbc|Portuguese: impureza f
ttbc|Spanish: impureza f
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