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dissolute
English
Etymology
From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?s?lju?t/
Adjective
dissolute (comparative more dissolute, superlative most dissolute)
- Unrestrained by morality.
- Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
Synonyms
- debauched, dissipated, hedonic, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, profligate, wanton
Derived terms
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- outslides, slideouts, solitudes
Italian
Adjective
dissolute
- feminine plural of dissoluto
Noun
dissolute f
- plural of dissoluta
Latin
Participle
dissol?te
- vocative masculine singular of dissol?tus
References
- dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dissolute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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impure
English
Etymology
From Middle French impur, from Latin impurus
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Adjective
impure (comparative more impure, superlative most impure)
- Not pure
- Containing undesired intermixtures
- The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
- Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
- He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.
- 2012, Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery
- “No one would marry her if she was impure, don't you see?” “Impure? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as impure.”
- Containing undesired intermixtures
Synonyms
- imperfect, tainted
Antonyms
- pure
Related terms
- impuration
- impurely
- impureness
- impurify
- impurity
Translations
Verb
impure (third-person singular simple present impures, present participle impuring, simple past and past participle impured)
- (transitive, obsolete) to defile; to pollute
References
- impure in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- rumpie, umpire
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.py?/
- Rhymes: -y?
Adjective
impure
- feminine singular of impur
Italian
Adjective
impure f pl
- feminine plural of impuro
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
imp?r? (comparative imp?rius, superlative imp?rissim?)
- basely, shamefully, infamously
- impurely
Etymology 2
Adjective
imp?re
- vocative masculine singular of imp?rus
References
- impure in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- impure in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- impure in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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