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impure (임**퓨**어)mixed with foreign or undesirable elements; not pure

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: mixed with foreign or undesirable elements; not pure

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpjʊr/

Korean meaning: 불순한, 순수하지 않은

Korean pronunciation: 임**퓨**어

Example Sentences

  • The chef was fired for using impure ingredients in the royal feast.
  • Scientists detected impure elements in the supposedly pure gold sample.
  • My grandmother refused to drink the impure tap water and only used bottled water.

impure

ADJECTIVE

//ɪmˈpjʊr//

mixed with foreign or undesirable elements; not pure

impure concept
💡 Concept

The villagers refused to drink the impure water from the polluted well.

impure rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Turn the impure into pure - science found the cure!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈpjʊr/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpjʊə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootpur
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'impurus'에서 유래했습니다. 'im-'(not) + 'purus'(pure, clean)의 조합으로, '순수하지 않은'이라는 의미를 가지게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

puresurecureendure
pure
sure
cure
endure

🔗Collocations

impure water
impure substances
impure thoughts
impure motives
highly impure
impure mixture

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The chef was fired for using impure ingredients in the royal feast.

Scientists detected impure elements in the supposedly pure gold sample.

My grandmother refused to drink the impure tap water and only used bottled water.

The monk meditated to cleanse his mind of impure thoughts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

contaminatedpollutedtaintedcorruptadulterated

Antonyms

purecleanpristine

Related

puritycontaminationpollutionmixtureadulterate

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