The difference between Impure and Pure

When used as verbs, impure means to defile, whereas pure means to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.

When used as adjectives, impure means containing undesired intermixtures, whereas pure means free of flaws or imperfections.


Pure is also noun with the meaning: feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century england for use in the tanning of leather.

Pure is also adverb with the meaning: to a great extent or degree.

check bellow for the other definitions of Impure and Pure

  1. Impure as an adjective:

    Not pure Containing undesired intermixtures Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin Unchaste; obscene

    Examples:

    "The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out."

    "He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school."

  1. Impure as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to defile; to pollute

  1. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.

  2. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of foreign material or pollutants.

  3. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.

  4. Pure as an adjective (of a branch of science):

    Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

  5. Pure as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.

  6. Pure as an adjective (of sound):

    Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

  1. Pure as an adverb (Liverpool):

    to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

    Examples:

    "You’re pure busy."

  1. Pure as a noun (obsolete, colloquial, euphemistic, sometimes, [[pluralize]]d):

    Feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century England for use in the tanning of leather.

  1. Pure as a verb (golf):

    to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately

    Examples:

    "Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway."

  1. Pure as a noun: