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impurity.

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɪmˈpjɝɪti/US/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/US
  1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

    countable · uncountable
    Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.

    countable · uncountable
    The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
  3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

    countable · uncountable
    With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.
Where this word comes from

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

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