impurity

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Etymology

From impure + -ity.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/, /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/

Noun

impurity

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

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

2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.

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

3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

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

Synonyms

• impureness

Antonyms

• purity

Translations

• French: impureté
• German: Unreinheit, Verunreinigung
• Portuguese: impuridade, impureza
• Russian: нечистота́

Translations

• German: Unreinheit, Fremdkörper
• Portuguese: impureza, impuridade
• Russian: при́месь
• Spanish: impureza

Translations

• German: Unreinheit
• Portuguese: impureza, impudor
• Russian: нечистопло́тность

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