untainted
/ʌnˈteɪntɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.
Example Sentences
- "The master of [the Bell public house] is brother to the great preacher Whitefield; but is absolutely untainted with the pernicious principles of Methodism, or of any other heretical sect."
- "Time was when Love and I were well acquainted. Time was when we walked ever hand in hand. A saintly youth, with worldly thought untainted, None better loved than I in all the land!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English taint Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English tainted English untainted From un- + tainted.
Inflected Forms
more untainted (comparative)
most untainted (superlative)