The pristine is impeccable.
The Latin word impollūtus came into Spanish as impoluto . It is an adjective that is used figuratively to describe someone or something that does not have any stain .
The pristine, therefore, is associated with the immaculate or the pure . For example : “There is no pristine government: unfortunately there always appears some errant official who commits an act of corruption and betrays the trust of the people,” “Please pay attention to me: I want the house to be pristine before the visitors arrive.” ” , “The model, who just turned 40, surprised with her pristine complexion” .
Examples of pristine
When something looks perfect , it is said to be spotless. Suppose that the stadium of a certain city will host the final of an important soccer tournament. In preparation for hosting this show, work is carried out to ensure that the grass on the field is in the best possible condition, seats for spectators are renewed and modernization works are carried out in the locker rooms. The intention is for the stadium to look pristine .
A pristine car , on the other hand, does not have any scratches or dents. The vehicle exhibits an impeccable appearance, with no traces of use.
A pristine individual , finally, is one whose background is impeccable . He never had a brush with the law , he has no debts, he has no enemies or detractors and everyone who knows him speaks well of him. Many times, however, that perfection is just a facade since it is very difficult for a human being not to carry guilt or defects of any kind.
That which is described as spotless lacks stains.
Use of the term in everyday language
Although this term often appears in everyday speech, its meaning has nuances that are not always used in informal conversation. In fact, it is normal to use it with a certain tone of exaggeration to express deep genuine admiration for the state of a place or an object; for example, saying "Wow, that car is really clean!" We make it clear that it is so clean and so cared for that it impresses us.
If instead of using the word pristine we said that "the car is in perfect condition" it would not mean that its appearance was different, but rather we would be avoiding showing our feelings about it, opting instead for a colder or more objective opinion .
Synonyms and antonyms of immaculate
Let's see below some of the synonyms that dictionaries offer us, to understand the nuances of this word in greater depth: pure , clean, neat, immaculate, impeccable, blameless and irreproachable. Regarding its antonyms, on the other hand, we have the following three: contaminated, stained and dirty.
It is interesting to note that the antonyms that we obtain in a dictionary are not precisely those that best express the ideas opposite to the meaning of impolut. As expressed in the previous paragraphs, a pristine thing appears shiny , causing admiration for its condition; A pristine person, likewise, has an impeccable reputation and can be a role model. If at one end we have a pristine article, at the other there will be its version "in a deplorable state" , since the adjectives dirty , stained and contaminated do not have enough strength to denote this contrast.
In the case of a person, on the other hand, perhaps the adjective stained does serve us well to refer to his or her reputation if we want to express the opposite idea of "a pristine career." When we talk about a stain in this symbolic context, we generally refer to a mark that cannot be erased, the consequence of a bad decision, such as the commission of a crime; If it were an object, the stain could simply be the result of not cleaning it properly.