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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpurità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: impuˈrità
"L'impurità nell'acqua la rendeva pericolosa da bere."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or condition of being impure; a substance that is mixed with something else, especially something that is not pure.
"The impurity in the water made it unsafe to drink." - 2
A foreign or extraneous substance that contaminates something.
"The scientist detected an impurity in the chemical sample."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'impurity' originates from the Latin 'impuritas', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'purus' (pure). It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the state of being contaminated or mixed with something unclean or harmful.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Impurity" is said worldwide
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impureté
Transliteration: ɛ̃pyʁte
"L'impureté de l'eau la rend dangereuse à boire."
Unreinheit
Transliteration: ʊnˈʁaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t
"Die Unreinheit des Wassers machte es ungenießbar."
impurità
Transliteration: impuˈrità
"L'impurità nell'acqua la rendeva pericolosa da bere."
impureza
Transliteration: impuˈɾeθa
"La impureza del agua la hacía peligrosa para beber."
impureza
Transliteration: ĩpuˈɾe.zɐ
"A impureza na água tornava-a perigosa para beber."
अशुद्धता
Transliteration: ashuddhata
"पानी की अशुद्धता इसे पीने के लिए खतरनाक बनाती है।"
杂质
Transliteration: zázhì
"水中的杂质使其饮用不安全。"
불순물
Transliteration: bulsunmul
"물의 불순물 때문에 마시기 위험하다."
不純物
Transliteration: fujunbutsu
"水の不純物は飲むのに危険です。"
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