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pristine

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɪstiːn/
  • /pɹɪsˈtiːn/
  • uncommon: /pɹɪsˈtaɪn/
  • /ˈpɹɪstaɪn/
  • obsolete: /ˈpɹɪstɪn/
  • US: /ˈprɪˌstin/
  • US: /prɪˈstin/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːn
  • rhymes with -aɪn
  • rhymes with -ɪstin
  • CMU ARPABET: P R IH1 S T IY0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

2

adj

Meaning 2

Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Perfect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

immaculately clean and unused

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • handed her his pristine white handkerchief

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

completely free from dirt or contamination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • pristine mountain snow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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
Real reading context

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