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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.pyʁ/
"L'eau de cette rivière est impure et non potable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not pure; mixed with foreign, extraneous, or inferior substances; contaminated.
"The chemical analysis revealed that the water sample was impure and unsafe for drinking." - 2
Morally unclean, unchaste, or tainted by sin or guilt.
"He felt that his impure thoughts prevented him from achieving true inner peace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'impurus', a combination of the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') and 'purus' (meaning 'pure' or 'clean'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, the word initially denoted physical defilement or contamination before broadening to abstract senses such as moral or conceptual corruption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Impure" is said worldwide
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impur
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.pyʁ/
"L'eau de cette rivière est impure et non potable."
unrein
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌʁaɪ̯n/
"Das Metall war unrein und musste eingeschmolzen werden."
impuro
Transliteration: /imˈpu.ro/
"L'oro impuro richiede un ulteriore processo di raffinazione."
impuro
Transliteration: /imˈpu.ɾo/
"Encontraron rastros de sustancias impuras en la muestra."
impuro
Transliteration: /ĩˈpu.ɾu/
"O ar da cidade grande estava pesado e impuro."
अशुद्ध
Transliteration: ashuddha
"यह पानी पीने के लिए अशुद्ध है।"
不纯的
Transliteration: bù chún de
"这种物质含有不纯的成分。"
불순한
Transliteration: bulsunhan
"그 공기는 연기로 인해 불순했다."
不純な
Transliteration: fujun na
"その金は不純物が混ざっていたため価値が低かった。"
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