impurity
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
there were impurities in the water
Types & categories
- waste hypernym
Related & opposite
- impure derivation
Sense 2 noun
the condition of being impure
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- adulteration hyponym
- admixture hyponym
- contamination hyponym
- dirtiness hyponym
- putridity hyponym
- pollution hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | impure |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | waste |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | purity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unclean |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impure |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adulteration |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | admixture |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contamination |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dirtiness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | putridity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pollution |