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unsullied

adj · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsʌliːd/
  • General-American: /ʌnˈsʌlid/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌliːd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AH1 L IY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not sullied.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of reputation) free from blemishes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his unsullied name
  • an untarnished reputation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stainless, unstained, untainted, untarnished

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

spotlessly clean and fresh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the unsullied snow of mountains

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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 sullied English unsullied From un- + sullied.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: intāminātus — not sullied
  • Latin: impollūtus — not sullied
  • Serbo-Croatian: neukaljan — not sullied
  • Spanish: inmaculado — not sullied
  • Spanish: impoluto — not sullied
  • Spanish: incontaminado — not sullied
  • Ottoman Turkish: آری (arı) — not sullied