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.

  2. The air is unclean because of the smoke.

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

  4. The roads are unclean.

  5. The water is unclean.

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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