Meaning

3 senses
  1. Dirty, soiled or foul.

    нечи́стыйnečístyj, гря́зныйgrjáznyj

  2. Not moral or chaste.

    unrein

    амора́льныйamorálʹnyj, непристо́йныйnepristójnyj, гря́зныйgrjáznyj

  3. Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

    unrein, gemein

More definitions
  • having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
  • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Air is unclean because of smoke.

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  2. The air is unclean because of the smoke.

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  3. What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.

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  4. The roads are unclean.

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  5. The water is unclean.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
dirty, soiled or foul:
not moral or chaste:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not moral or chaste:
ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit:

Origin

From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.

From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.

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Forms

uncleaner, uncleanest
Comparativeuncleaner Lesson
Superlativeuncleanest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

23 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws:impure
  • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime:dirtysoiled

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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