unspoiled

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈspɔɪld/ UK /ʌnˈspɔɪld/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not damaged, ruined, or overdeveloped

They hiked through miles of unspoiled wilderness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not damaged, ruined, or... pristineunspoiltuntouched pure unsullied immaculate intact

Opposites

spoiled ruined tainted developed

Word family

Related forms spoil spoiledunspoilt

Etymology

From un- ('not') + spoiled, from spoil, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliare ('to strip, plunder'), from spolium ('hide, booty').

un- Old English spoliare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unspoiled

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈspɔɪld/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈspɔɪld/

## Meanings
1. not damaged, ruined, or overdeveloped

## Examples
- They hiked through miles of unspoiled wilderness.

## Synonyms
- pristine
- unspoilt
- untouched
- pure
- unsullied
- immaculate
- intact

## Antonyms
- spoiled
- ruined
- tainted
- developed

## Related Forms
- spoil
- spoiled
- unspoilt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: spoliare

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + spoiled, from spoil, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliare ('to strip, plunder'), from spolium ('hide, booty').

## AI Etymology
Unspoiled comes from un- ('not') + spoiled, from spoil, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliare ('to strip, plunder'), from spolium ('hide, booty'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "not damaged, ruined, or overdeveloped". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin spoliare. Related English forms include spoil, spoiled, and unspoilt. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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