/ Dictionary / Index I impure: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: im•pure Pronunciation: (im-pyoor'), [key] — adj. not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. modified by admixture, as color. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things. not morally pure or proper; unchaste or obscene: impure thoughts. marked by foreign and unsuitable or objectionable elements or characteristics, as a style of art or of literary expression. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: impure (Thesaurus) impunity impurity Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language