Pristine Meaning and Usage

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Meaning

adjective

- characteristic of an earlier time or condition; original;
“the pristine state of innocence; “the pristine manners of a people; “pristine vigor”

- as if unopened; unspoiled; still pure; fresh and clean; uncorrupted; primitive;
“pristine mountain snow” “pristine white plates”

- remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
“the viewing of wild game in its pristine natural state”

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Use pristine in a sentence:

1. Since concerted measures had been taken to prevent looting, the archeological site was still pristine when researchers arrived.

2. The car has been restored to pristine condition.

3. The pristine conditions of the Alaskan forests exist only because humans have interfered with them minimally.

4. The freshly fallen snow looked pristine.

5. Pristine mountain streams barely exist in the lower 48 states, primarily due to urban and industrial sprawl.

6. Hawaii’s pristine beaches make it a popular vacation spot.

7. The pristine mountain spring bubbled down toward the valley below, on its way to join the North Platte River.

8. The pristine lake had not been marred by pollution.

9. She had such a pristine look about her, you would have thought she was an angel.

10. In addition to beauty, packaging has to possess the strength to make it to the shelves in pristine condition.


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Synonyms:

chaste, clean, first, immaculate, initial, innocent, intact, natural, new, original, primal, primary, primitive, primordial, pure, purified, refined, sanitary, snowy, spotless, stainless, sterile, sterilized, taintless, unadulterated, uncorrupted, undamaged, undebased, undefiled, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, untouched, wholesome.


Antonyms:
developed (antonym for intial, primitive),
tarnished, corrupted, polluted, soiled, tainted, damaged.

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Some more examples:

1. A pristine lake was at the base of a one thousand foot tall granite face.

2. They are relatively pristine remnants of the nebula from which the entire solar system was formed.

3. The desert cores remain pristine in many parts of the world, representing some of the planet's last remaining areas of total wilderness.

4. One of the ‘poorest’ countries in the world, the country’s underdevelopment has been, perhaps, a blessing in disguise for the environment, allowing vast wilderness areas to survive in near-pristine condition.

5. Lenni has an old mechanical watch in pristine condition that has an internal balance wheel that operates perfectly.

6. Timidly she pushed it onto his lap, a pristine copy of The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.

7. He continued to placidly write on the blackboard; not a speck of chalk dust dared to leap onto his pristine black robes. Must have put a dust-repelling charm on them, Harry thought.

8. The table was laid with pristine white linen and beautifully painted china, silver glittered at each place and each diner had a crystal wine glass and one for water as well.

9. Audiophiles demand the utmost sound quality, and all other factors are treated as secondary. If you had to describe the mindset in one word, it would be: overkill. Rather than just matching the abilities of the human ear, these systems are designed to exceed the limits of hearing. It's the only way to be sure that the reproduced music is pristine.

10. His admiration for the Venus, which had faltered for a moment during his conversation with Mike, returned in all its pristine vigour.

11. Perhaps, because he started out so young and had to rely on himself, he learned the value of tuning out other people’s voices when they became a distraction and listening to that pristine, inner voice that is in all of us.

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