different between sensuous vs impure

English

Etymology

From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n?u?s/

Adjective

sensuous (comparative more sensuous, superlative most sensuous)

1. Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.

   Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.

2. (not comparable) Of or relating to the senses; sensory.

Related terms

• sense
• sensible
• sensual
• sensuousness
• supersensuous

Translations

Further reading

• sensuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sensuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sensuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Middle French impur, from Latin impurus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)

Adjective

impure (comparative more impure, superlative most impure)

1. Not pure
   1. Containing undesired intermixtures

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

   2. Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
   3. 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.”

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)

1. (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

1. feminine singular of impur

Italian

Adjective

impure f pl

1. feminine plural of impuro

Latin

Etymology 1

Adverb

imp?r? (comparative imp?rius, superlative imp?rissim?)

1. basely, shamefully, infamously
2. impurely

Etymology 2

Adjective

imp?re

1. 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