pristine

pris·tine (pr

, pr

-st

)

adj.

a. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization.

b. Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean: pristine mountain snow.

2. Of, relating to, or typical of the earliest time or condition; primitive or original.

[Latin prstinus; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pris·tinely adv.

pristine [ˈprɪstaɪn -tiːn]

adj

1. of or involving the earliest period, state, etc.; original

2. pure; uncorrupted

3. fresh, clean, and unspoiled his pristine new car

[from Latin pristinus primitive; related to prīmus first, prime]

Usage: The use of pristine to mean fresh, clean, and unspoiled is considered by some people to be incorrect

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	pristine - completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow" pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
	2.	pristine - immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"

pristine

adjective new, pure, virgin, immaculate, untouched, unspoiled, virginal, unsullied, uncorrupted, undefiled pristine white shirts

Translations

pristine [ˈprɪstaɪn] ADJ → prístino

pristine [ˈprɪstaɪn ˈprɪstiːn] adj [snow, beach] → immaculé(e)
pristine white → d'un blanc immaculé
in pristine condition → à l'état neuf

pristine

adj (= in unspoilt state) beauty → unberührt, ursprünglich; condition → tadellos, makellos; (= original) → urtümlich, ursprünglich

pristine [ˈprɪstaɪn] adj (unspoiled) → immacolato/a, puro/a; (original) → originario/a

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But although the bodily powers of the great man were thus impaired, his mental energies retained their pristine vigour.

The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context

In the general intellectual decay they still preserved their pristine clearness and strength of understanding.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

Thus fable reports that the fair Grimalkin, whom Venus, at the desire of a passionate lover, converted from a cat into a fine woman, no sooner perceived a mouse than, mindful of her former sport, and still retaining her pristine nature, she leaped from the bed of her husband to pursue the little animal.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

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