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Antonyms for pristine

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pris-teen, pri-steen; especially British pris-tahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin; especially British ˈprɪs taɪn

Definition of pristine

Origin :
  • 1530s, "pertaining to the earliest period, primitive, ancient," from Middle French pristin or directly from Latin pristinus "former, early, original," from Old Latin pri "before" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "unspoiled, untouched, pure" is from 1899 (implied in a use of pristinely) but according to OED 2nd ed. print still regarded as ignorant "by many educated speakers."
  • adj clean, pure; primeval
Example sentences :
  • It will need the air of heaven to revive its pristine energies.
  • Extract from : « Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • With their pristine colors, and fill them with light and with movement.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
  • But the Burschenschaft in its pristine glory could not so long continue.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various
  • She eats it, and immediately her love for Ivan returns in all its pristine force.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • These artists were men alone, touched with the pristine significance of nature.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • Medicine and religion have been closely associated from the most pristine time.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • There you have the profound and pristine conscious awareness that you are you.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • Hence the true mindlessness of the pristine, healthy mother.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • The country is wild, and in its pristine state; nature everywhere.
  • Extract from : « Acadia » by Frederic S. Cozzens
  • At the time of Ralegh's birth the family had lost its pristine splendour.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing

Synonyms for pristine

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