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- [pris-teen, pri-steen; especially British pris-tahyn]
- /ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin; especially British ˈprɪs taɪn/
- /ˈprɪs.tiːn/
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- [pris-teen, pri-steen; especially British pris-tahyn]
- /ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin; especially British ˈprɪs taɪn/
Definitions of pristine word
- adjective pristine having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. 1
- adjective pristine of or relating to the earliest period or state; primitive. 1
- adjective pristine pure, uncontaminated 1
- adjective pristine immaculately clean 1
- adjective pristine Pristine things are extremely clean or new. 0
- adjective pristine of or involving the earliest period, state, etc; original 0
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Origin of pristine
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin pristinus early; akin to primus prime
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Parts of speech for Pristine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pristine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pristine
adj pristine
- brand new — entirely new.
- brand spanking new — (Informal) utterly new, as new as possible.
- brand-new — A brand-new object is completely new.
- cast-off — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
adjective pristine
- cleanhanded — free from guilt
- crimeless — free from crime; innocent
- immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- nonliterate — preliterate.
Antonyms for pristine
adjective pristine
- corroded — affected by corrosion; rusty
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- dilapidated — reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- mangy — having, caused by, or like the mange.
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