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[ pris-teen, pri-steen; especially British pris-tahyn ] / ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin; especially British ˈprɪs taɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pristine ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. of or relating to the earliest period or state; primitive. Origin of pristine1525–35; <Latin pristinus early; akin to primusprime SYNONYMS FOR pristine1 undefiled, unpolluted, untouched. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pristine ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby pristineprison rustic work, priss, Prissie, prissy, Priština, pristine, Pritchett, prithee, Prithivi, prittle-prattle, prius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pristineToday the Stanley is in pristine shape after another series of renovations were completed in 2013. How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso|Rich Goldstein|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are still places in the sea as pristine as I knew as a child. ‘Mission Blue’ Warning: The Ocean Is Not Too Big to Fail|Sylvia A. Earle|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are always examples of degradation, but there are very few examples of ecosystems left that are that pristine. Republicans: Obama’s Ocean Protection Plan Evidence of ‘Imperial Presidency’|Abigail Golden|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Beauty is often pristine, Harding says, while the word “gorgeous” contains more the idea of extremes and can include decay. Hello, ‘Gorgeous’: Grit and Glamour In San Francisco|Emily Wilson|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, we would look over a place that on a September day in 1862 became hell on earth, but was now a pristine shrine to the dead. Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST In it we see what our own planet must have been in its primordial epoch, in the pristine times of terrestrial genesis. Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion The flagrant impossibility of its serving any other purpose, had preserved it in its pristine splendor. The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster In many monastic ruins this recess is still open, and, by a slight effort of imagination, can be restored to its pristine use. The Care of Books|John Willis Clark Medicine and religion have been closely associated from the most pristine time. The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks It was of course the shadow of the Midas statue, which the boys had never permitted to be restored to its pristine state. Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for pristine
adjectiveof or involving the earliest period, state, etc; original pure; uncorrupted fresh, clean, and unspoiledhis pristine new car Word Origin for pristineC15: from Latin pristinus primitive; related to prīmus first, prime usage for pristineThe use of pristine to mean fresh, clean, and unspoiled is considered by some people to be incorrect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pristineintact, natural, snowy, untouched, spotless, sterile, immaculate, earliest, early, first, original, primal, refined, sanitary, stainless, unadulterated, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, wholesome |