Difference between Impure and Unclean

What is the difference between Impure and Unclean?

Impure as an adjective is not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc. while Unclean as an adjective is dirty, soiled or foul

Impure

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To defile; to [pollute].

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.

Example sentence: I feel like no one starts entertainment with an impure intention, but somewhere along the way, lines become blurred and you're no longer sure which way is up and which way is down.

Unclean

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: dirty, soiled or foulnot moral or chasteritually or ceremonially impure or unfit

We hope you now know whether to use Impure or Unclean in your sentence.

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