Antonyms for impure

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-pyoor

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpyʊər

Definition of impure

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French impur (13c.), from Latin impurus "unclean, filthy, foul," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + purus "pure" (see pure). As a noun from 1784. Related: Impurely.

adj not clean mentally, physically; mixed

Example sentences :

We should keep our heart free from impure thoughts and desires.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

If water is impure, it must be boiled and then aerated before it is drunk.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

For him was that child of whom the poet speaks, impure, through and through impure.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Any of these elements lacking, and the life is wanting, defective, impure.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

It is true we are able to think of his laws in an impure way, but that is our fault, not his.
Extract from : « Almost A Man » by Mary Wood-Allen

There are pure and impure pleasures—pure and impure sciences.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

She had been impure—but her impurity swathed her in mystic seductiveness.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Well, let them soil with their impure slaver the hem of our garments.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

We must work not on the object, but on the impure mind affected by the object.
Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis

Only Bahelias and other impure castes will take food from them.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

Synonyms for impure

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