pristine C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈprɪstin/ UK /ˈprɪstiːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj in original, unspoiled condition; spotlessly clean The snow lay pristine across the untouched valley. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · in original, unspoiled... immaculatepureunspoiledspotlessuntouchedvirginunsulliedclean ↔ Opposites sulliedtaintedspoiledsoiledcontaminated Word family Derived forms pristinelypristineness Etymology AI details From Latin pristinus ('former, earlier, original, primitive'), from Old Latin pri ('before'), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ('forward, before'). pristinus Latin *per- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pristine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈprɪstin/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɪstiːn/ ## Meanings 1. in original, unspoiled condition; spotlessly clean ## Examples - The snow lay pristine across the untouched valley. ## Synonyms - immaculate - pure - unspoiled - spotless - untouched - virgin - unsullied - clean ## Antonyms - sullied - tainted - spoiled - soiled - contaminated ## Derived Forms - pristinely - pristineness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pristinus - Root: *per- ## Etymology From Latin pristinus ('former, earlier, original, primitive'), from Old Latin pri ('before'), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ('forward, before'). ## AI Etymology Pristine is from Latin pristinus ('former, earlier, original, primitive'), from Old Latin pri ('before'), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ('forward, before'). In present-day use, it means in original, unspoiled condition; spotlessly clean. Derived formations include pristinely and pristineness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown