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impurity

The correct spelling is impurity.

How to pronounce impurity

noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/

Say it like: Imp-uri-tee

The correct spelling is impurity. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. For example: "Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead."

Usage Examples

Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.

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

With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
  2. 2.A component or additive that renders something else impure.
  3. 3.A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

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