undefiled
/'ʌndi'faild/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Free from stain or blemish; pure: In a physical or moral sense, not corrupted, dirtied, or spoiled.
- Not having its purity or excellence debased: Often used to describe language, art, or ideals that remain in their original, uncorrupted state.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The mountain stream was crystal clear and undefiled by pollution.
- She maintained an undefiled reputation throughout her career.
- The scholar sought to preserve the undefiled version of the ancient text.
Advanced Usage
- "undefiled by": Used to indicate what something has remained pure .
- The small village remained undefiled by modern commercialism.
- In a religious or ceremonial context, describing something sacred or ritually pure.
- The altar cloth was kept undefiled.
Variants and Related Words
- Defile (verb): To make dirty, corrupt, or violate the purity of.
- They did not want to defile the sacred ground.
- Undefiledness (noun, rare): The state or quality of being undefiled.
Synonyms
- Pure: Not mixed or adulterated; free from moral fault.
- Uncorrupted: Not debased or made immoral.
- Unblemished: Having no flaws or defects.
- Immaculate: Perfectly clean, neat, or pure.
Antonyms
- Defiled: Made dirty or corrupted.
- Corrupted: Having been made morally depraved or impure.
- Sullied: Tarnished or stained, especially in reputation.
- Contaminated: Made impure by exposure to or addition of a polluting substance.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- "Keep undefiled": An instruction or goal to maintain purity.
- His aim was to keep the tradition undefiled for future generations.
- Often used in literary or formal contexts to describe ideals, nature, innocence, or artistic works that have retained their original integrity.
Adjective
- (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased
- uncorrupted English
- learn to speak pure English undefiled- Van Wyck Brooks
- free from stain or blemish