Impurity

//ɪmˈpjɝɪti//

Synonyms for "impurity" (167 found)

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Noun(2 words)
impurenessdross

Strong matches (50)

Related words (83)

lubricitylustlustfulnessmaculacymediocritymessinessmirinessmisfitmonkey wrenchmoral delinquencymotemuddinessobscenityoddballpatchinesspeccabilitypollutionpompousnessponderousnesspoor diction
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prodigalitypromiscuitypromiscuousnesspruriencerecidivismroughnessrudenesssalaciousnessscruffinesssesquipedalianismsesquipedalityshortageshortcomingsinfulnesssketchinessslipshod constructionsliverslovenlinesssmutsoilednessspecksplinterstiltednessstonesulliednesstaintednesstastelessnessturgidityunangelicalnessunchastenessunchastityuncleanlinessuncleannessuncouthnessundevelopmentuneuphoniousnessunevennessungodlinessungoodnessungracefulnessunmoralityunperfectednessunpurenessunrefinementunrighteousnessunsaintlinessunseemlinessunsoundnessuntidinessunvirtuousnessunwieldinessviceviciousnessvilenessvulgarismvulgaritywantwantonnesswaywardnessweedwickednesswrongdoing
Noun(1 words)
scum

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Antonyms

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derived from

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distinct from

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related to

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Translations

59 translations across 25 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀκαθαρσία noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • замърсяване noun (the condition of being impure)
  • нецеломъдреност noun (a state of immorality)
  • онечистване noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Catalan

2 entries
  • impuresa noun (the condition of being impure)
  • impuresa noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 不潔 /不洁 noun (the condition of being impure)
  • 雜質 /杂质 noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bezoedeling noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • bezoedeling noun (a state of immorality)
  • onreinheid noun (the condition of being impure)
  • onreinheid noun (a state of immorality)

French

1 entries
  • impureté noun (the condition of being impure)

German

4 entries
  • Fremdkörper noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • Unreinheit noun (the condition of being impure)
  • Unreinheit noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • Unreinheit noun (a state of immorality)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 noun (the condition of being impure)
  • 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 noun (the condition of being impure)

Greek

2 entries
  • ανηθικότητα noun (a state of immorality)
  • ρύπος noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • અશુદ્ધિ noun (the condition of being impure)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • erkölcstelenség noun (a state of immorality)
  • szennyeződés noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • tisztátalanság noun (the condition of being impure)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 不純 noun (the condition of being impure)
  • 不純物 noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • 汚れ noun (the condition of being impure)
  • 汚れ noun (a state of immorality)

Korean

1 entries
  • 불순물 noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Latin

1 entries
  • impūritās noun (the condition of being impure)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • глотеж noun (the condition of being impure)
  • нечистотија noun (the condition of being impure)
  • примеса noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • примесност noun (the condition of being impure)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ureinhet noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • urenhet noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Polish

1 entries
  • nieczystość noun (the condition of being impure)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • impudor noun (a state of immorality)
  • impureza noun (the condition of being impure)
  • impureza noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • impureza noun (a state of immorality)

Romanian

2 entries
  • impuritate noun (the condition of being impure)
  • necurățenie noun (the condition of being impure)

Russian

4 entries
  • загрязне́ние noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • нечистопло́тность noun (a state of immorality)
  • нечистота́ noun (the condition of being impure)
  • при́месь noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • रेपस् noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Spanish

1 entries
  • impureza noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kaditagnasan noun (the condition of being impure)

Turkish

2 entries
  • katışıklık noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)
  • safsızlık noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • до́мішка noun (a component or additive that renders something else impure)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (10359350)

A silicon crystal with a band gap in which an impurity level is created near the top of the valence band has hole conductivity.

Source: tatoeba (10725671)

Impurity is beautiful.

Source: tatoeba (11247552)

Linguistic impurity is beautiful.

Source: tatoeba (11247665)

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