adj
Meaning 1
Not contaminated; unpolluted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: noncontaminated
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uncontaminated
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 N K AH0 N T AE1 M AH0 N EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of uncontaminate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not corrupted by contact or association
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: contaminated
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unpolluted streams
- a contaminated lake
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unpolluted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contaminated English uncontaminated From un- + contaminated.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: saastumaton — unpolluted
- Greek: αμόλυντος (amólyntos) — unpolluted
- Ancient Greek: ἀκέραιος (akéraios) — unpolluted
- Italian: incontaminato — unpolluted
- Manx: neuhollit — unpolluted
- Romanian: necontaminat — unpolluted
- Romanian: nepoluat — unpolluted