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1. (adj.) impure
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior nature:
impure water.
2. impure
modified by admixture, as color.
3. impure
mixed or combined with something else:
an impure style of architecture.
4. impure
regarded by a religion as unclean.
5. impure
not morally pure.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) impure
combined with extraneous elements
2. (adj) impure
(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
"impure thoughts"
3. (adj) unclean, impure
having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
"unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impure
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
2. (adj) impure
defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things
3. (adj) impure
unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas
4. (adj) impure
not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean
5. (adj) impure
not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style
6. (verb) impure
to defile; to pollute
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Sense: dirty, with other substances mixed in; not pure
impure air; The water is impure.
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 Afrikaans: onsuiwer |
 Arabic: قَذِر، غَير صافٍ، فاسِد |
 Bulgarian: нечист |
 Brazilian: impuro |
 Czech: znečištěný, nečistý |
 German: unrein |
 Danish: uren |
 Greek: ακάθαρτος |
 Spanish: impuro |
 Estonian: ebapuhas |
 Farsi: کثیف؛ ناخالص |
 Finnish: epäpuhdas |
 French: impur |
 Hebrew: לא טָהוֹר |
 Hindi: अशुद्ध |
 Croatian: nečist, prljav |
 Hungarian: tisztát(a)lan, szennyezet |
 Indonesian: kotor |
 Icelandic: óhreinn, mengaður |
 Italian: impuro, inquinato |
 Japanese: きたない |
 Korean: 불결한 |
 Lithuanian: nešvarus, užterštas |
 Latvian: netīrs; piesārņots |
 Malay: kotor |
 Dutch: onzuiver |
 Norwegian: urein |
 Polish: zanieczyszczony |
 Persian: کثیف؛ ناخالص |
 Pashto: ګډوډ، ناپاك ګډ، ككړ، ناول |
 Portuguese: impuro |
 Romanian: impur |
 Russian: нечистый |
 Slovak: znečistený |
 Slovenian: nečist |
 Serbian: prljav |
 Swedish: oren, förorenad |
 Thai: ซึ่งไม่บริสุทธิ์ |
 Turkish: pis, kirli |
 Taiwanese: 不純的 |
 Ukrainian: нечистий; брудний |
 Urdu: آلودہ |
 Vietnamese: bẩn |
 Chinese: 不纯的 |
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