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impurity

noun

(ˌ)im-ˈpyu̇r-ə-tē How to pronounce impurity (audio)
Definition of impuritynext
1
as in contamination
something that is or that makes impure impurities in the water made it cloudy

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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the impurity of her thoughts was troubling, given her strict upbringing

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Recent Examples of impurity Seawater brings additional problems involving competing chlorine chemistry, catalysts, impurities, and deposits. — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 Companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi—who own Dasani and Aquafina, respectively—take tap water, treat it (which typically means removing some minerals deemed impurities), bottle it, and sell it at a markup. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 That concentrate requires further refining to remove impurities. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 After 15 years of experiments, Schumm’s group ended up with a recipe for solid calcium fluoride crystals, doped with little impurities of thorium 229, that looked like transparent millimeter-sized cubes. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impurity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impurity
  1. contamination
  2. grossness
  3. contaminant
  4. vulgarity
  5. pollutant
  6. crudeness
  7. suggestiveness
  8. coarseness
Noun
  • Residents were forced into lengthy battles with their insurance companies to prove contamination and get help paying for the cleanup and additional living expenses.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Films, pouches and other lightweight packaging can be difficult and expensive to collect, transport and sort, while multilayer constructions and contamination limit the material’s recycling options.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contamination
Noun
  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
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  • Many families who are cited in the lawsuit said the insurer refused to test their homes for contaminants.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Hardness is not a contaminant that every report is required to include.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of contaminant
Noun
  • In a sprightly performance rife with oddball mannerisms, Gnecco gives Borges equal parts impish wisdom, earthy vulgarity and childlike wonder, rarely letting a moment’s silence go unfilled with eager chatter.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of vulgarity
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  • Idaho sewage treatment plants aren’t supposed to release pollutants like these into the water — but over half of them did last year, according to a recent report from the Idaho Conservation League.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pollutant
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of crudeness
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  • The Averys also lack the deep, metaphysical suggestiveness of the Gottliebs.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The bucket quickly went viral for its not-safe-for-work suggestiveness.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of suggestiveness
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  • But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of coarseness

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“Impurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impurity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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