pristine

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈprɪstin/ UK /ˈprɪstiːn/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
in original, unspoiled condition; spotlessly clean

The snow lay pristine across the untouched valley.

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1 adj · in original, unspoiled... immaculate pure unspoiled spotless untouched virgin unsullied clean

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sulliedtaintedspoiled soiled contaminated

Word family

Derived forms pristinelypristineness

Etymology

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

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# 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

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