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pristine

/ˈprɪˌstin/adjective2 syllables

Pristine means: completely free from dirt or contamination.

Synonyms for pristine7

adjective, as in completely free from dirt or contamination

pure

adjective, as in immaculately clean and unused

clean

also used for pristine

immaculate, spotless, unsullied, unspoiled, untouched

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What does pristine mean?2

adjective

1

completely free from dirt or contamination“pristine mountain snow”

2

immaculately clean and unused“handed her his pristine white handkerchief”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pristine in a sentence

  • Sunlight reflected off the pristine lake, dancing tremulously across the boats' hulls.Auride
  • The article of clothing was in pristine condition, with not a stain nor spot.Teangloir
  • The governor's recent scandal was a blight on her otherwise pristine track record.amychang
  • Arrokoth is the most distant, most primitive and most pristine object ever explored by spacecraft.Hybrid
  • Yanni's once pristine residence has become unrecognizable.Amastan
  • A spacecraft arrived on a pristine planet.Amastan
  • The rocks are covered by carpets of moss and beautiful ferns flank the pristine creek banks.Cangarejo

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