English Explanatory Dictionary

impure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not pure
Containing undesired intermixtures
Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
Having side effects.

verb

to defile; to pollute

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impure.wav

Word forms

impure more impure most impure impures impuring impured

Etymology

From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.

Synonyms

imperfect impure tainted contaminated polluted profane unhallowed common impious mishallowed unholy indecent libidinous wanton adult bawdy blue cheeky dirty filthy gross harlot ithyphallic lewd mucky naughty near the knuckle obscene off-colour racy raunchy ribald ribaudred ribaudrous risqué rorty salacious saucy shocking sluttish slutlike slutty smutty spicy tartish tarty trampy vulgar

Antonyms

pure raw

Related words

impuration impurely impureness impurify impurity

Derived words

impure name impure s pure-impure

Translations

Armenian: պիղծ Old Armenian: պիղծ Asturian: impuru Belarusian: нячы́сты Bulgarian: нечи́ст Bulgarian: с при́мес Catalan: impur Chinese Mandarin: 不純 /不纯 Czech: nečistý Dutch: onzuiver Esperanto: malpura Finnish: epäpuhdas French: impur Galician: impuro German: unrein Hindi: अशुद्ध Hungarian: szennyezett Interlingua: impur Irish: neamhghlan Italian: impuro Japanese: 不潔な Korean: 불결하다 Latin: impūrus Macedonian: нечист Māori: whaipara Māori: paruparu Old English: unsȳfre Polish: nieczysty Portuguese: impuro Russian: нечи́стый Russian: с при́месью Sanskrit: अशुद्ध Spanish: impuro Swedish: oren Tagalog: ditagnas Ukrainian: нечи́стий

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