English

Etymology
From L. impurus

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Adjective
en-adj-more

1. 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.

1. defile|Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.
2. 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: ���, �纯�
Dutch: onzuiver
Esperanto: malpura
French: impur m, #French|impure f
German: unrein
Interlingua: impur
Italian: impuro m, impura f
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Korean: �결�
Spanish: impuro m, impura f

Verb
en-verb|impur|ing

1. transitive obsolete To defile; to [pollute].

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Italian
Adjective
impure p

1. feminine of|impuro#Adjective|impuro

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