Impurity

//ɪmˈpjɝɪti// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. countable, uncountable

    "Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead."

  2. 2
    the condition of being impure wordnet
  3. 3
    A component or additive that renders something else impure. countable, uncountable

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

  4. 4
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed wordnet
  5. 5
    A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity. countable, uncountable

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

Synonyms

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impurenessadulterationamoralitybackslidingbad tastebarbarism

Antonyms

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purity

Example

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"The left is abandoning issues like this entirely out of timidity, avoidance of impurity, or some other reason."

Etymology

From impure + -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas.

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