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/ˈpɹɪstiːn/
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/pɹɪsˈtiːn/
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/pɹɪsˈtaɪn/
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/ˈpɹɪstaɪn/
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/ˈprɪˌstin/
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CMU ARPABET:
P R IH1 S T IY0 N
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Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The beach back is in pristine condition after a council-led cleanup.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immaculate, spotless, unsullied, unspoiled, pure, untouched
Antonyms: corrupted, tainted, dirty, polluted, spoiled
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Perfect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
immaculately clean and unused
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
handed her his pristine white handkerchief
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
completely free from dirt or contamination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle French pristin, borrowed from Latin prīstinus.
From Ancient Greek πρίστις (prístis, “saw, sawfish”).
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
təmiz
— unspoiled
Azerbaijani :
pak
— unspoiled
Bulgarian :
девствен
(devstven)
— unspoiled
Bulgarian :
недокоснат
(nedokosnat)
— unspoiled
Catalan :
primitiu
— unspoiled
Catalan :
primer
— unspoiled
Catalan :
pristí
— unspoiled
Czech :
čistý
— unspoiled
Czech :
nezkažený
— unspoiled
Czech :
panenský
— unspoiled
Czech :
neposkvrněný
— unspoiled
Czech :
nedotčený
— unspoiled
Dutch :
ongerept
— unspoiled
Dutch :
oorspronkelijk
— unspoiled
Dutch :
onaangeroerd
— unspoiled
Esperanto :
antaŭa
— unspoiled
Esperanto :
primitiva
— unspoiled
Finnish :
tahraton
— unspoiled
Finnish :
koskematon
— unspoiled
Finnish :
turmeltumaton
— unspoiled
French :
virginal
— unspoiled
French :
immaculé
— unspoiled
French :
parfait
— unspoiled
Galician :
prístino
— unspoiled
German :
unberührt
— unspoiled
German :
jungfräulich
— unspoiled
German :
makellos
— unspoiled
Greek :
αγνός
(agnós)
— unspoiled
Greek :
παρθένος
(parthénos)
— unspoiled
Icelandic :
óspilltur
— unspoiled
Icelandic :
ósnortinn
— unspoiled
Icelandic :
óskemmdur
— unspoiled
Interlingua :
pristine
— unspoiled
Italian :
incontaminato
— unspoiled
Italian :
pristino
— unspoiled
Italian :
puro
— unspoiled
Italian :
intonso
— unspoiled
Māori :
tikitū
— unspoiled
Māori :
toitū
— unspoiled
Māori :
urutapu
— unspoiled
Norwegian Bokmål :
urørt
— unspoiled
Norwegian Bokmål :
ufordervet
— unspoiled
Norwegian Bokmål :
jomfruelig
— unspoiled
Polish :
dziewiczy, nietknięty
— unspoiled
Polish :
nieskażony
— unspoiled
Portuguese :
virgem
— unspoiled
Portuguese :
pristino
— unspoiled
Portuguese :
imaculado
— unspoiled
Romanian :
virgin
— unspoiled
Russian :
чи́стый
(čístyj)
— unspoiled
Russian :
нетро́нутый
(netrónutyj)
— unspoiled
Russian :
неиспо́рченный
(neispórčennyj)
— unspoiled
Russian :
де́вственный
(dévstvennyj)
— unspoiled
Scottish Gaelic :
glan
— unspoiled
Spanish :
prístino
— unspoiled
Spanish :
pristino
— unspoiled
Swedish :
ofördärvad
— unspoiled
Swedish :
ursprunglig
— unspoiled
Turkish :
bakir
— unspoiled
Ottoman Turkish :
آری
(arı)
— unspoiled
Welsh :
cyntefig
— unspoiled
Welsh :
gwyryfol
— unspoiled
Bulgarian :
първичен
(pǎrvičen)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Bulgarian :
примитивен
(primitiven)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Catalan :
pristí
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Chinese Mandarin :
原始的
(yuánshǐ de)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Czech :
prapůvodní
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Czech :
prastarý
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Czech :
prvotní
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
French :
primitif
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
French :
antique
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
French :
d'origine
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Galician :
prístino
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
German :
ursprünglich
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Greek :
αρχαίος
(archaíos)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Greek :
πρωτόγονος
(protógonos)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Icelandic :
upprunalegur
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Icelandic :
upphaflegur
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Irish :
cianaosta
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Latin :
pristinus
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Norwegian Bokmål :
opprinnelig
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Norwegian Bokmål :
opphavelig
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Polish :
pierwotny
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Portuguese :
prisco
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Portuguese :
primitivo
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Portuguese :
antigo
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Russian :
изнача́льный
(iznačálʹnyj)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Russian :
первонача́льный
(pervonačálʹnyj)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Russian :
первобы́тный
(pervobýtnyj)
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Spanish :
prístino
— pertaining to the earliest state of something
Spanish :
pristino
— pertaining to the earliest state of something