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pristine en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɹɪsˈtiːn/
• /ˈpɹɪstiːn/
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɹɪstaɪn/
• /pɹɪsˈtaɪn/ (uncommon)
• /prɪˈstin/ (US)
• /ˈpɹɪstɪn/ (obsolete)
• /ˈprɪˌstin/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French pristin, borrowed from Latin prīstinus.

Meanings

1. Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
   • The beach back is in pristine condition after a council-led cleanup.
   • Fire fueled with gasoline Life is beautiful, the world is pristine We have been bound unseen The walls of existence remain unclean 2020, “Solace and Serenity”, in Slow Decay (Metalcore, Deathcore), performed by The Acacia Strain, United States: Rise Records, →OCLC:
2. Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
   • Thus fable reports that the fair Grimalkin, whom Venus, at the desire of a passionate lover, converted from a cat into a fine woman, no sooner perceived a mouse than, mindful of her former sport, and still retaining her pristine nature, she leaped from the bed of her husband to pursue the little animal. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
3. Perfect.

Forms

Antonyms

spoiled · polluted · tainted · dirty · corrupted

Deriveds

repristination · unpristine · pristineness · pristinely · repristinate

Synonyms

spotless · untouched · immaculate · pure · unsullied · unspoiled

Translations (91)

it intonso (unspoiled) · bg примитивен (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ru чи́стый (unspoiled) · ru де́вственный (unspoiled) · cs prapůvodní (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · pt virgem (unspoiled) · ga cianaosta (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · el παρθένος (unspoiled) · bg девствен (unspoiled) · ru первобы́тный (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ro virgin (unspoiled) · bg първичен (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · pt imaculado (unspoiled) · el πρωτόγονος (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · cs prastarý (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · cs nezkažený (unspoiled) · pt pristino (unspoiled) · es prístino (unspoiled) · de jungfräulich (unspoiled) · az pak (unspoiled) · pl dziewiczy, nietknięty (unspoiled) · gl prístino (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · nb opphavelig (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · fr parfait (unspoiled) · nl oorspronkelijk (unspoiled) · gd glan (unspoiled) · fi tahraton (unspoiled) · de makellos (unspoiled) · eo antaŭa (unspoiled) · fr primitif (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ru неиспо́рченный (unspoiled) · ia pristine (unspoiled) · nb opprinnelig (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · fr immaculé (unspoiled) · nl ongerept (unspoiled) · cs nedotčený (unspoiled) · pt prisco (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · pt primitivo (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · pt antigo (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · cmn 原始的 (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ru изнача́льный (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · el αγνός (unspoiled) · pl pierwotny (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · fi turmeltumaton (unspoiled) · nb urørt (unspoiled) · la pristinus (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · es pristino (unspoiled) · cs prvotní (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ru первонача́льный (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ota آری (unspoiled) · ca pristí (unspoiled) · cy cyntefig (unspoiled) · nl onaangeroerd (unspoiled) · is ósnortinn (unspoiled) · es pristino (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · eo primitiva (unspoiled) · ca primitiu (unspoiled) · cy gwyryfol (unspoiled) · sv ursprunglig (unspoiled) · es prístino (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · cs panenský (unspoiled) · it puro (unspoiled) · is óskemmdur (unspoiled) · mi tikitū (unspoiled) · nb ufordervet (unspoiled) · de ursprünglich (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · pl nieskażony (unspoiled) · fr antique (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · sv ofördärvad (unspoiled) · is óspilltur (unspoiled) · cs neposkvrněný (unspoiled) · ca pristí (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · it incontaminato (unspoiled) · mi urutapu (unspoiled) · bg недокоснат (unspoiled) · ru нетро́нутый (unspoiled) · fr virginal (unspoiled) · is upphaflegur (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · gl prístino (unspoiled) · fr d'origine (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · ca primer (unspoiled) · cs čistý (unspoiled) · tr bakir (unspoiled) · de unberührt (unspoiled) · nb jomfruelig (unspoiled) · az təmiz (unspoiled) · mi toitū (unspoiled) · is upprunalegur (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · el αρχαίος (pertaining to the earliest state of something) · it pristino (unspoiled) · fi koskematon (unspoiled)

pristine en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρίστις (prístis, “saw, sawfish”).

Meanings

1. Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
   • This indicates that the present levels of genetic diversity in P. microdon are not unusually low, although the amount of diversity to be expected in pristine populations of coastal species of elasmobranch remains elusive because all populations investigated to date have suffered some degree of decline (e.g. Sandoval-Castillo et al. 2004, Keeney et al. 2005, Hoelzel et al. 2006, Stow et al. 2006, Lewallen et al. 2007). 2008, J.M. Whitty with N.M. Phillips, D.L. Morgan, J.A. Chaplin, D.C. Thorburn, and S.C. Peverell, “Habitat associations of Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon)and Northern River Sharks (Glyphis sp. C): including genetic analysis of P. microdon across northern Australia”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 01 Jun 2012:

Forms

Deriveds

pristanoyl · pristane