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Impurity vs Obscenity - What's the difference?

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Impurity is a related term of obscenity.


As nouns the difference between impurity and obscenity

is that impurity is the condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification while obscenity is (countable) something that is obscene.

impurity

English

Noun

(impurities)
  • The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
  • A component or additive that renders something else impure.
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  • A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
  • Synonyms

    * impureness

    Antonyms

    * purity

    obscenity

    English

    Noun

    (obscenities)
  • (countable) Something that is obscene.
  • Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
  • (countable) An act of obscene behaviour.
  • Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
  • (countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
  • Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
  • (uncountable) The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
  • The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.