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im·pure
 impure
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- pronunciation:
- ihm
pyur
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
mixed with or contaminated by other things, esp. of inferior quality; adulterated or polluted.
- synonyms:
- adulterate, contaminated, corrupt, polluted, tainted
- antonyms:
- clean, pure
- similar words:
- alloyed, foul, mixed, mongrel, poisonous, unclean, unwholesome
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| definition 2: |
ritually unclean or unfit for use; defiled.
- synonyms:
- defiled, unclean
- similar words:
- unfit
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| definition 3: |
morally questionable; lacking chastity.
- synonyms:
- corrupt, defiled, degenerate, sullied, unchaste, unclean
- antonyms:
- chaste, clean, pure, spotless
- similar words:
- base, dirty, dissolute, immodest, immoral, loose, promiscuous, unwholesome
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| related words: |
turbid |
adverb + (adj.)impure
otherwise, rather, readily, ritually, spiritually, thus
(adj.)impure
+ noun
act,
blood,
christian,
cow,
definition,
desire,
destruction,
dignity,
earth,
element,
fat,
heart,
love,
metal,
mind,
motive,
plutonium,
priest,
product,
race,
sin,
society,
soul,
substance,
thought,
water,
zinc
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| derivations: |
impurely (adv.), impureness (n.) |
The word impure
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
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