impurity

Etymology

From impure +‎ -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/, /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/
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Noun

impurity (countable and uncountable, plural impurities)

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
- 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.
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.

Synonyms

impureness

Antonyms

purity

Translations

the condition of being impure

Bulgarian: замърсяване (bg) n (zamǎrsjavane)
Catalan: impuresa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雜質 / 杂质 (zh) (zázhì, zázhí)
Dutch: onzuiverheid (nl) f, onreinheid (nl)
French: impureté (fr) f
German: Unreinheit (de) f, Verunreinigung (de) f
Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 f (unhrainiþa), 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 f (unhrainei)
Gujarati: અશુદ્ધિ (aśuddhi)
Hungarian: tisztátalanság (hu)
Japanese: 不純 (ja) (ふじゅん, fujun), 汚れ (ja) (けがれ, kegare)
Latin: impūritās f
Macedonian: нечистотија f (nečistotija), примесност f (primesnost), глотеж m (glotež)
Polish: nieczystość (pl) f
Portuguese: impuridade f, impureza (pt) f
Romanian: impuritate (ro), necurățenie (ro)
Russian: нечистота́ (ru) f (nečistotá)
Tagalog: kaditagnasan

a component or additive that renders something else impure

Bulgarian: онечистване n (onečistvane)
Catalan: impuresa f
Dutch: onzuiverheid (nl) f, bezoedeling (nl)
German: Unreinheit (de) f, Fremdkörper (de) m
Greek: ρύπος (el) m (rýpos)
Ancient: ἀκαθαρσία f (akatharsía)
Hungarian: szennyeződés (hu)
Japanese: 不純物 (ja) (ふじゅんぶつ, fujunbutsu)
Korean: 불순물 (ko) (bulsunmul)
Macedonian: примеса f (primesa)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: urenhet m or f, ureinhet m or f
Portuguese: impureza (pt) f, impuridade f
Russian: при́месь (ru) f (prímesʹ), загрязне́ние (ru) n (zagrjaznénije)
Sanskrit: रेपस् (sa) n (repas)
Spanish: impureza (es)
Turkish: katışıklık (tr), safsızlık
Ukrainian: до́мішка f (dómiška)

a state of immorality

Bulgarian: нецеломъдреност f (necelomǎdrenost)
Dutch: bezoedeling (nl), onreinheid (nl)
German: Unreinheit (de) f
Greek: ανηθικότητα (el) f (anithikótita)
Hungarian: erkölcstelenség (hu)
Japanese: 汚れ (ja) (けがれ, kegare)
Portuguese: impureza (pt) f, impudor (pt) m
Russian: нечистопло́тность (ru) f (nečistoplótnostʹ)

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Translations to be checked

Italian: ^{(please verify)} impurità (it) f
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 불순 (ko) (bulsun)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} impureza (es) f