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- [im-pyoo r-i-tee]
- /ɪmˈpyʊər ɪ ti/
- /ɪmˈpjʊə.rɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pyoo r-i-tee]
- /ɪmˈpyʊər ɪ ti/
Definitions of impurity word
- noun plural impurity the quality or state of being impure. 1
- noun plural impurity Often, impurities. something that is or makes impure: After the flood the authorities warned against impurities in the drinking water. 1
- noun impurity The quality or condition of being impure. 1
- noun impurity contamination 1
- noun impurity sth that contaminates 1
- noun impurity immorality, sinfulness 1
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Origin of impurity
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English impurite < Latin impūritās. See impure, -ity
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Parts of speech for Impurity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impurity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impurity
noun impurity
- scum — a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- grime — dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- pollutant — something that pollutes.
- contamination — the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- filth — offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
Antonyms for impurity
noun impurity
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- pureness — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
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