Definitions for Pristine
ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin; esp. Brit. ˈprɪs taɪnpris·tine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pristineadjective

   completely free from dirt or contamination

   "pristine mountain snow"

2. pristineadjective

   immaculately clean and unused

   "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pristineadjective

   Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied

2. pristineadjective

   primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something

3. Etymology: From pristin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pristineadjective

   First; ancient; original.

   Etymology: pristinus, Lat.

   Now their pristine worth
   The Britons recollect. Philips.

   This light being trajected only through the parallel superficies of the two prisms, if it suffered any change by the refraction of one superficies, it lost that impression by the contrary refraction of the other superficies, and so, being restored to its pristine constitution, became of the same nature and condition as at first. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pristineadjective

   belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor

2. Etymology: [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See Prior, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pristine

   pris′tin, adj. as at first: former: belonging to the earliest time: ancient. [O. Fr.,—L. pristinus; cf. priscus, antique, prior, former.]

Anagrams for Pristine »

1. enspirit

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pristine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pristine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Pristine in a Sentence

1. Terry Hughes:

   This has been the saddest research trip of my life, almost without exception, every reef we flew across showed consistently high levels of bleaching, from the reef slope right up onto the top of the reef. We flew for 4000 kilometers (2,485 miles) in the most pristine parts of the Great Barrier Reef and saw only four reefs that had no bleaching. The severity is much greater than in earlier bleaching events in 2002 or 1998.

2. New Jersey Phil Mickelson:

   I think that major record of 63 will be broken today or tomorrow, i think there's a 61 or 62 out there because it's par 70, the greens are pristine – they're rolling beautifully – and they're soft.

3. Drew Hamilton:

   I mean they're basically talking about putting a 175-mile gash across this pristine habitat.

4. Will Stevenson:

   It was incredible, they looked like they had never been touched since the day they were put in the album. They were pristine and looked like brand new photographs with so much color. The box was a bit tatty and covered in dust and dead spiders, so I wasn’t expecting much.

5. Chairman Jacques Nasser:

   If we were to leave ... it is unlikely that these areas would be set aside for conservation, the area of interest has had accelerated development pressures over the last 20 years and it is not the pristine wilderness it was two decades ago.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pristine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pristine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pristine
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pristine
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pristine