"impurity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/ [US], /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impurity.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-impurity.wav [US] Forms: impurities [plural]
Etymology: impure + -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|impure|ity}} impure + -ity, {{der|en|frm|impurité}} Middle French impurité, {{uder|en|la|impuritas}} Latin impuritas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} impurity (countable and uncountable, plural impurities)
  1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the condition of being impure): замърсяване (zamǎrsjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), impuresa [feminine] (Catalan), 雜質 (Chinese Mandarin), 杂质 (zázhì, zázhí) (Chinese Mandarin), onzuiverheid [feminine] (Dutch), onreinheid (Dutch), impureté [feminine] (French), Unreinheit [feminine] (German), Verunreinigung [feminine] (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (unhrainiþa) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (unhrainei) [feminine] (Gothic), અશુદ્ધિ (aśuddhi) (Gujarati), tisztátalanság (Hungarian), 不純 (fujun) (alt: ふじゅん) (Japanese), 汚れ (kegare) (alt: けがれ) (Japanese), impūritās [feminine] (Latin), нечистотија (nečistotija) [feminine] (Macedonian), примесност (primesnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), nieczystość [feminine] (Polish), impuridade [feminine] (Portuguese), impureza [feminine] (Portuguese), impuritate (Romanian), necurățenie (Romanian), нечистота́ (nečistotá) [feminine] (Russian), kaditagnasan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-impurity-en-noun-KlcLL2~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 11 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 81 13 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 19 4 Disambiguation of 'the condition of being impure': 83 14 3
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a component or additive that renders something else impure): ἀκαθαρσία (akatharsía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), онечистване (onečistvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), impuresa [feminine] (Catalan), onzuiverheid [feminine] (Dutch), bezoedeling (Dutch), Unreinheit [feminine] (German), Fremdkörper [masculine] (German), ρύπος (rýpos) [masculine] (Greek), szennyeződés (Hungarian), 不純物 (fujunbutsu) (alt: ふじゅんぶつ) (Japanese), 불순물 (bulsunmul) (Korean), примеса (primesa) [feminine] (Macedonian), urenhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ureinhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), impureza [feminine] (Portuguese), impuridade [feminine] (Portuguese), при́месь (prímesʹ) [feminine] (Russian), загрязне́ние (zagrjaznénije) [neuter] (Russian), रेपस् (repas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), impureza (Spanish), katışıklık (Turkish), safsızlık (Turkish), до́мішка (dómiška) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impurity-en-noun-ule3azQQ Disambiguation of 'a component or additive that renders something else impure': 10 90 0
  3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a state of immorality): нецеломъдреност (necelomǎdrenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), bezoedeling (Dutch), onreinheid (Dutch), Unreinheit [feminine] (German), ανηθικότητα (anithikótita) [feminine] (Greek), erkölcstelenség (Hungarian), 汚れ (kegare) (alt: けがれ) (Japanese), impureza [feminine] (Portuguese), impudor [masculine] (Portuguese), нечистопло́тность (nečistoplótnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-impurity-en-noun-YocVsCgG Disambiguation of 'a state of immorality': 5 0 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: impureness

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
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          ],
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Unreinheit"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "unhrainiþa",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰"
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          "code": "got",
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          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "alt": "ふじゅん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fujun",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "word": "不純"
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          "alt": "けがれ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kegare",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "word": "汚れ"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nečistotija",
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          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
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          "word": "nieczystość"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
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          "_dis1": "83 14 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "word": "impuritate"
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          "_dis1": "83 14 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "word": "necurățenie"
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          "_dis1": "83 14 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "нечистота́"
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          "_dis1": "83 14 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the condition of being impure",
          "word": "kaditagnasan"
        }
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          "text": "The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly)",
          "text": "An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.",
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          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "онечистване"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "impuresa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "onzuiverheid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "bezoedeling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Unreinheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Fremdkörper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "rýpos",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ρύπος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "akatharsía",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀκαθαρσία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "szennyeződés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "alt": "ふじゅんぶつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fujunbutsu",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "不純物"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bulsunmul",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "불순물"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "primesa",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "примеса"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "urenhet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ureinhet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impureza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impuridade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prímesʹ",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "при́месь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zagrjaznénije",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "загрязне́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "repas",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "रेपस्"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "impureza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "katışıklık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "word": "safsızlık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dómiška",
          "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "до́мішка"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity."
      ],
      "id": "en-impurity-en-noun-YocVsCgG",
      "links": [
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        [
          "sin",
          "sin"
        ],
        [
          "inchastity",
          "inchastity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "necelomǎdrenost",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "нецеломъдреност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "word": "bezoedeling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "word": "onreinheid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Unreinheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anithikótita",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ανηθικότητα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "word": "erkölcstelenség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "alt": "けがれ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kegare",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "word": "汚れ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impureza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "impudor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 95",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nečistoplótnostʹ",
          "sense": "a state of immorality",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "нечистопло́тность"
        }
      ]
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      "roman": "zamǎrsjavane",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "雜質"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zázhì, zázhí",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "杂质"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "onreinheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impureté"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unreinheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verunreinigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unhrainiþa",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unhrainei",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "aśuddhi",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "અશુદ્ધિ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "tisztátalanság"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふじゅん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fujun",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "不純"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けがれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kegare",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "汚れ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impūritās"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nečistotija",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нечистотија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "primesnost",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "примесност"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nieczystość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impuridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impureza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "impuritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "necurățenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nečistotá",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нечистота́"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the condition of being impure",
      "word": "kaditagnasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "onečistvane",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "онечистване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impuresa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "onzuiverheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "bezoedeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unreinheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fremdkörper"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "rýpos",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ρύπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akatharsía",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀκαθαρσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "szennyeződés"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふじゅんぶつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fujunbutsu",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "不純物"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulsunmul",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "불순물"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "primesa",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "примеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urenhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ureinhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impureza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impuridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prímesʹ",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "при́месь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagrjaznénije",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "загрязне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "repas",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "रेपस्"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "impureza"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "katışıklık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "word": "safsızlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dómiška",
      "sense": "a component or additive that renders something else impure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "до́мішка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "necelomǎdrenost",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нецеломъдреност"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "word": "bezoedeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "word": "onreinheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unreinheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anithikótita",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανηθικότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "word": "erkölcstelenség"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けがれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kegare",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "word": "汚れ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impureza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impudor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nečistoplótnostʹ",
      "sense": "a state of immorality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нечистопло́тность"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impurity"
}

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