impure C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪmˈpjʊr/ UK /ɪmˈpjʊə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj mixed with foreign matter; not clean or morally pure The water was impure and unfit for drinking. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · mixed with foreign matter;... adulteratedcontaminatedtainteduncleandefiledpollutedcorrupt ↔ Opposites purecleanunadulteratedchaste Word family Derived forms impurelyimpurity Related forms purepuritypurify Etymology AI details From Latin impurus ('unclean, foul'), from in- ('not') + purus ('clean, pure'), of Indo-European origin. impurus Latin purus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impure **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpjʊr/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpjʊə/ ## Meanings 1. mixed with foreign matter; not clean or morally pure ## Examples - The water was impure and unfit for drinking. ## Synonyms - adulterated - contaminated - tainted - unclean - defiled - polluted - corrupt ## Antonyms - pure - clean - unadulterated - chaste ## Derived Forms - impurely - impurity ## Related Forms - pure - purity - purify ## Roots and Affixes - Root: impurus - Root: purus ## Etymology From Latin impurus ('unclean, foul'), from in- ('not') + purus ('clean, pure'), of Indo-European origin. ## AI Etymology Impure is from Latin impurus ('unclean, foul'), from in- ('not') + purus ('clean, pure'), of Indo-European origin. Important recorded forms include impurus (Latin) and purus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers mixed with foreign matter; not clean or morally pure. The wider family includes derived forms such as impurely and impurity and related words such as pure, purity, and purify. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown