| ADJECTIVE | all | impure | combined with extraneous elements |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | impure | (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene | |
| all | impure, unclean | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
| Sounds | ihmpyuh'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... | |
| Meaning | combined with extraneous elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute of | purity, pureness | undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
| Narrower | adulterate, adulterated, debased | mixed with impurities |
| alloyed | (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element | |
| bastardized, bastardised | deriving from more than one source or style | |
| contaminated, polluted | Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution | |
| dirty, dingy, muddied, muddy | (of color) discolored by impurities | |
| technical-grade, technical grade | Containing small amounts of other chemicals, hence slightly impure | |
| unpurified | not made pure | |
| See also | unclean, impure | Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
| unprocessed | not altered from an original or natural state | |
| Opposite | pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
| Spanish | impuro | |
| Nouns | impureness | the condition of being impure |
| impurity | worthless or dangerous material that should be removed | |
| Meaning | (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "impure thoughts" | |
| Attribute of | morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong |
| Narrower | defiled, maculate | morally blemished |
| See also | unchaste | not chaste |
| Opposite | pure | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults |
| Spanish | impuro | |
| Meaning | Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | unclean | |
| Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| Narrower | nonkosher, tref, terefah | not conforming to dietary laws |
| untouchable | (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling | |
| See also | impure | combined with extraneous elements |
| Opposite | clean | ritually clean or pure |
| Spanish | impuro, sucio | |
| Catalan | impur | |
| Nouns | impureness | the condition of being impure |
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