Synonyms for impurity
ɪmˈpyʊər ɪ ti

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1. impurity, dross(noun)

   worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

   "there were impurities in the water"

   Synonyms:
   dross, impureness, slag, scoria

   Antonyms:
   purity, pureness

2. impurity, impureness(noun)

   the condition of being impure

   Synonyms:
   dross, impureness

   Antonyms:
   purity, pureness

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1. impurity(noun)

   Synonyms:
   impureness

   Antonyms:
   purity

2. impurity(noun)

   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.

   Synonyms:
   impureness

   Antonyms:
   purity

3. impurity(noun)

   A component or additive that renders something else impure.

   The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.

   Synonyms:
   impureness

   Antonyms:
   purity

4. impurity(noun)

   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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impurity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   foulness, uncleanness, feculence

2. impurity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   obscenity, indecency, immodesty, ribaldry, smuttiness, smut, bawdiness

3. impurity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   coarseness, grossness, lowness, vulgarity

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impurity(n)

   Synonyms:
   defilement, contamination, taint, pollution, adulteration, alloy, sophistication, unchastity, lewdness, indecency, indelicacy

2. impurity(n. pl)

   Synonyms:
   garblings, garbles

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1. List of paraphrases:

   impurities, dockage, contaminant, fineness

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How to use impurity in a sentence?

1. Zhang Kun:

   The era for China to buy cheap low-grade ore in order to be cost effective has passed. What China needs now and in the future will be more sophisticated ore, with higher iron and lower impurity content.

2. William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece Ver. 124:

   But no perfection is so absolute, That some impurity doth not pollute.

3. Erin Michos:

   What we know about the dangers of this impurity comes primarily from laboratory studies. It is a toxin that can affect the liver and cause liver fibrosis or scarring and liver tumors in rats. So it is assumed to be toxic to humans, as well, in these animal studies, they usually give large quantities, so again, the risk is likely not the same equivalent in humans.

4. Jean Rostand:

   We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.

5. William O. Douglas:

   Any test that turns on what is offensive to the communitys standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be squared with the First Amendment. Under that test, juries can censor, suppress, and punish what they dont like, provided the matter relates to sexual impurity or has a tendency to excite lustful thoughts. This is community censorship in one of its worst forms. It creates a regime where in the battle between the literati and the Philistines, the Philistines are certain to win.

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