impureness
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Impureness — Im*pure ness, n. The quality or condition of being impure; impurity. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impureness — noun see impure … New Collegiate Dictionary
impureness — noun The quality or condition of being impure; impurity. See Also: impuration, impure, impurely, impurity … Wiktionary
impureness — n. impurity, quality of being unclean or contaminated; state of being morally unclean or corrupt … English contemporary dictionary
impureness — im·pureness … English syllables
impureness — noun the condition of being impure • Syn: ↑impurity • Ant: ↑purity (for: ↑impurity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑impure • Hy … Useful english dictionary
impure — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin impurus, from in + purus pure Date: 15th century not pure: as a. lewd, unchaste b. containing something unclean ; foul < impure water > c. ritually unclean … New Collegiate Dictionary
impure — impurely, adv. impureness, n. /im pyoor /, adj. 1. not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. 2. modified by admixture, as color. 3. mixed or combined with something else: an impure… … Universalium
impure — adjective a) 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 … Wiktionary
impurity — noun /ɪmˈpjɝɪti,ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/ a) 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 … Wiktionary
