| NOUN | state | impureness, impurity | the condition of being impure |
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| Meaning | The condition of being impure. | |
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| Synonym | impurity | |
| Narrower | admixture, alloy | The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something |
| adulteration, debasement | mixed with extraneous material | |
| contamination, taint | The state of being contaminated | |
| dirtiness | The state of containing dirty impurities | |
| pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities | |
| putridity | The state of being putrid | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | purity, pureness | undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
| Spanish | impureza | |
| Catalan | impuresa | |
| Adjectives | impure | combined with extraneous elements |
| impure | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | |
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