impure
Meaning of impure
adjective
- mixed with foreign matter; adulterated.
an impure form of heroin
- morally wrong, especially in sexual matters.
citizens suspected of harbouring impure thoughts
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dirty, containing offensive matter’): from Latin impurus, from in- ‘not’ + purus ‘pure’.
Information about impure
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of impure
im-pure
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- impure is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
impure synonyms
Meaning unclean:
Meaning render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance:
Meaning composed of different varieties of the same thing:
Meaning join or merge to form a single unit or substance:
Meaning mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together:
Meaning mix (metals) to make an alloy:
Meaning reduced in quality or value:
Meaning treated or regarded with contempt or disrespect:
Meaning damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil:
Meaning mix (something) with something else:
Meaning not conforming to accepted standards of morality:
Meaning evil or morally depraved:
Meaning wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins:
Meaning (of an act) not fair, just, or legal:
Meaning evil or morally wrong:
Meaning morally corrupt; wicked:
Meaning having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline:
Meaning indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs:
Meaning (of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures:
Meaning relating to or engaging in sexual activity, especially of an illicit or extramarital nature:
Meaning having or showing strong feelings of sexual desire:
Meaning having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire:
Meaning crude and offensive in a sexual way:
Meaning feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire:
Meaning having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others:
Meaning (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency:
Meaning covered or marked with an unclean substance:
Meaning not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters:
Meaning sexually unrestrained or having many casual sexual relationships (typically used of a woman):
Meaning referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way:
Meaning (of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious:
Meaning not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty:
Meaning in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined:
Meaning lacking sophistication or good taste:
Meaning rough or harsh in texture:
Meaning very rude or coarse; vulgar:
Meaning constituting or resembling pornography; obscene:
Meaning filled with sexual desire; lustful:
impure antonyms
Meaning not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material:
Meaning abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse:
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Words that rhyme with impure
pure, Apure, ultrapure, depure, repure, Maipure, guipure, unpure, Hemopure, enantiopure, hyperpure, purpure, superpure, coupure
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