impure
/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ adjective, verb
Forms impures impuring impured
- adjective Containing undesired intermixtures “The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.”
- adjective Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
- adjective Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality) “He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.”
- adjective (programming) Having side effects. “an impure method”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) to defile; to pollute
Synonyms
imperfect tainted contaminated polluted profane unhallowed common impious mishallowed unholy indecent libidinous wanton adult bawdy blue cheeky dirty filthy gross unclean
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
- adjective Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; --said of persons or things.
- verb To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Etymology [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “impure”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details