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;... adulterated contaminated tainted unclean defiled polluted corrupt

Opposites

pure clean unadulterated chaste

Word family

Derived forms impurelyimpurity

Related forms pure purity purify

Etymology

From Latin impurus ('unclean, foul'), from in- ('not') + purus ('clean, pure'), of Indo-European origin.

impurus Latin purus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# 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

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