impure en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.
Meanings
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Not pure ▸ Containing undesired intermixtures
The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- Not pure ▸ Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
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Not pure ▸ Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.
“No one would marry her if she was impure, don't you see?” “Impure? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as impure.”
2012, Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery:
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Not pure ▸ Having side effects.
an impure method
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more impure | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most impure | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
pure · pure · pure · pure · raw · pure
Deriveds
pure-impure · impure name · impure s
Hyponyms
Physical: · immoral · Moral: · deteriorated · obscene · unclean
Relateds
impurify · impureness · impuration · impurity · impurely
Synonyms
imperfect · ribaudrous · tainted · slutlike · slutty · libidinous · impure · lascivious · ribaudred · lusty · stimulated · spicy · vulgar · wanton · naughty · polluted · tainted · indecent · unholy · frisky · impure · venereous · gagging for it · impure · imperfect · ravenous · toey · impious · risqué · profane · drippy · dirty · thirsty · fuckish · indecent · tartish · prurient · imperfect · licentious · tainted · hot to trot · mucky · excited · salacious · harlot · off-colour · in heat · tarty · hot and bothered · smutty · ithyphallic · flustered · turned on · sluttish · lewd · unhallowed · amorous · lickerish · hot · aroused · impure · cheeky · ruttish · shocking · desirous · mishallowed · wanton · filthy · gross · DTF · horny · venereal · rorty · imperfect · common · adult · sexed up · near the knuckle · profane · unhallowed · raunchy · rutty · trampy · concupiscent · randy · tainted · obscene · contaminated · lewd · racy · ribald · tainted · lustful · ablaze · corny · buckish · saucy · bawdy · blue · toey as a Roman sandal · libidinous · imperfect · unchaste
Translations (36)
bg нечи́ст (not pure) · ga neamhghlan (not pure) · mi whaipara (not pure) · ca impur (not pure) · tl ditagnas (not pure) · eo malpura (not pure) · be нячы́сты (not pure) · uk нечи́стий (not pure) · mk нечист (not pure) · gl impuro (not pure) · ko 불결하다 (not pure) · sv oren (not pure) · ru нечи́стый (not pure) · ast impuru (not pure) · la impūrus (not pure) · ja 不潔な (not pure) · pl nieczysty (not pure) · cmn 不純 /不纯 (not pure) · fr impur (not pure) · it impuro (not pure) · nl onzuiver (not pure) · ang unsȳfre (not pure) · bg с при́мес (not pure) · pt impuro (not pure) · mi paruparu (not pure) · fi epäpuhdas (not pure) · ia impur (not pure) · ru с при́месью (not pure) · sa अशुद्ध (not pure) · es impuro (not pure) · de unrein (not pure) · xcl պիղծ (not pure) · hi अशुद्ध (not pure) · hu szennyezett (not pure) · hy պիղծ (not pure) · cs nečistý (not pure)