Word: impurity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
pu
ri
ty
Definition: A component or additive that renders something else impure.
Morphemes:
Affix: impure
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Containing undesired intermixtures; an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
Etymology Compounds: Affix: im-
Language: la
Decoded: im-
Meaning: without, not
Affix: pūrus
Language: la
Decoded: purus
Meaning: pure; chaste
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"