impure
Not pureNot pure: Containing undesired intermixtures
» Her speech is impure, don't pay attention to her.
Meaning
4 sensesNot pure
Containing undesired intermixtures
The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.
Having side effects.
an impure method
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
- combined with extraneous elements
- having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
Examples
7 sentencesHer speech is impure, don't pay attention to her.
In many religions, masturbation is considered a sin and an impure act.
deIn vielen Religionen gilt die Selbstbefriedigung als Sünde und unreiner Akt.
Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
The trouble is not with impure politics, but that the whole game of politics is rotten.
X is impure.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.
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Forms
more impure, most impure| Comparative | more impure Lesson |
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| Superlative | most impure Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
87 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form