unpolluted

adjective

un·​pol·​lut·​ed ˌən-pə-ˈlü-təd How to pronounce unpolluted (audio)
: not contaminated or made unclean or impure : not polluted
a mind unpolluted by hatred
especially : not contaminated with man-made waste
unpolluted water
… an unpolluted wilderness of startling size in this heavily populated state. Nancy Piccin

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Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach. Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024 In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away. Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024 Manchu chose New Zealand as a location after exploring options in Ireland, Scotland, Minnesota, Australia, Switzerland and Canada in quest of a second century world with unpolluted skies and beautiful forests. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023 Under a nearly full moon in the unpolluted darkness of the night sky over Kansas, a group of student stargazers sat in a circle taking turns on the telescope. Lee Cowan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unpolluted 

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpolluted was in 1540

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“Unpolluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpolluted. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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