impurity

English

Etymology

From impure +‎ -ityCategory:English terms suffixed with -ity#IMPURITY. From Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#IMPURITY impurité, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#IMPURITY impuritasCategory:English undefined derivations#IMPURITY.

Pronunciation

Noun

impurity (countable and uncountable, plural impurities)Category:English lemmas#IMPURITYCategory:English nouns#IMPURITYCategory:English uncountable nouns#IMPURITYCategory:English countable nouns#IMPURITYCategory:English countable nouns#IMPURITYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#IMPURITYCategory:Pages with entries#IMPURITYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#IMPURITY

This citrine stone is a quartz stone that has turned golden yellow due to iron impurities.
  1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
    Synonym: impureness
    Antonym: purity
    Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPURITY
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.
    Synonyms: adulterant, contamination, taint; see also Thesaurus:contaminant
    The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPURITY
    • 2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist‎, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
      An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
      Category:English terms with quotations#IMPURITY
  3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
    Synonyms: depravity, perversion, wickedness; see also Thesaurus:iniquity
    With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPURITY

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