impurities

Noun

impurity (countable and uncountable, plural impurities)

1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
   • Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.

   Synonyms:

   impureness

   Antonyms:

   purity

2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.
   • The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.

   Synonyms:

   adulterant, contamination, taint, adulterator, contaminant, contaminator, pollutant, pollution, sophisticant

3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
   • With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.

   Synonyms:

   depravity, perversion, wickedness, baseness, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation, depravation, depravedness