impure
/ɪmˈpjʊə(r)/adjective
उच्चारण इम्प्युअर
अशुद्ध, मिलावटी, दूषित
Core word
- 1
not pure or clean; mixed with something else that is usually of lower quality
अशुद्ध, मिलावटी, दूषित
- impure drinking water
- The gold was impure and worth much less.
- Doctors warn against drinking impure water during floods.
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- The jeweller tested the silver and found it impure.
- Impure air from factories made the town's residents cough.
Synonyms contaminated adulterated polluted dirty mixed
Opposite pure clean unadulterated
- 2
old-fashioned
morally bad, especially because of being connected with sex
अपवित्र, अनैतिक
- impure thoughts
- He believed that impure thoughts disturbed his meditation.
- Some old books describe anger and greed as impure feelings.
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- The priest told them to avoid impure thoughts during the fast.
- In the story, the hero is tested for impure motives.
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impure (adjective, before a noun or after be)
Impure describes something mixed with another, lower-quality substance: impure water, impure gold.
'Impure' ऐसी चीज़ को बताता है जिसमें कोई अन्य निम्न गुणवत्ता का पदार्थ मिला हो: impure water, impure gold।
- Impure water causes many diseases.
- The gold was found to be impure.
impure with + substance
Use 'with' to name what is mixed in: milk impure with water, silver impure with copper.
जो मिलाया गया हो उसके लिए 'with': milk impure with water।
- The sample was impure with traces of lead.
impure (moral or religious sense)
In religious or moral writing it means unclean or morally wrong: impure thoughts. It is a formal or old-fashioned use.
धार्मिक या नैतिक लेखन में इसका अर्थ अशुद्ध या अनैतिक है: impure thoughts। यह औपचारिक या पुराने ढंग का प्रयोग है।
- The monk prayed to be freed of impure thoughts.
impurity (noun) and purify (verb)
The noun is impurity (countable: 'impurities in the water'); the verb for removing them is purify.
Noun 'impurity' (countable: 'impurities in the water') है; इन्हें हटाने की क्रिया 'purify' है।
- The filter removes impurities from the water.
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impure + noun
waterairmetalgoldthoughtsform
- Impure air in the city is a health risk.
adverb + impure
slightlyhighlysomewhatverychemically
- The salt was slightly impure.
become / remain impure
becomeremainturnbe consideredbe declared
- The river has become impure because of factory waste.
impure + chemistry
samplecompoundalloysolutioncrystal
- The chemist tested the impure sample before filtering it.
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- The laboratory test showed that the ghee was impure.
प्रयोगशाला की जाँच में पता चला कि घी अशुद्ध था।
- Radhika's chemistry teacher showed how to purify impure copper sulphate.
राधिका के रसायन शिक्षक ने दिखाया कि अशुद्ध कॉपर सल्फेट को कैसे शुद्ध करें।
- Drinking impure water leads to typhoid and cholera.
अशुद्ध पानी पीने से टाइफाइड और हैज़ा होता है।
- The jeweller refused to buy the gold because it was impure.
सुनार ने सोना खरीदने से मना कर दिया क्योंकि वह अशुद्ध था।
- Impure fuel can damage the engine of a car.
अशुद्ध ईंधन कार के इंजन को खराब कर सकता है।
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These adjectives describe things that are not clean or not whole.
ये adjective ऐसी वस्तुओं को बताते हैं जो स्वच्छ या पूरी नहीं हैं।
Mixed with another substance; not pure.
किसी अन्य पदार्थ से मिला हुआ; शुद्ध नहीं।
- The gold was impure.
contaminated
Made dirty or poisonous by something harmful.
किसी हानिकारक चीज़ से गंदा या विषैला किया हुआ।
- The well was contaminated by sewage.
adulterated
Made worse by adding a cheaper substance, usually in food.
सस्ता पदार्थ मिलाकर खराब किया हुआ, प्रायः खाने में।
- Adulterated milk was seized.