Meanings
comparative more unalloyed · superlative most unalloyed
- Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure.
Synonyms: unadulterated, virgin, natural, unprocessed, chaste, cherry, clean, flawless
- Complete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
unalloyed blessings
3 more examples
unalloyed happiness
He laded his ship with his purchases, and returned back to the island, where he spent many years in unalloyed happiness, and Aslog's father was soon reconciled to his wealthy son-in-law.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 221This decision should not, however, be misunderstood as an unalloyed victory for students’ constitutional rights of free speech.
2021 June 24, Justin Driver, “A Cheerleader Lands an F on Snapchat, but a B+ in Court”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: outright, thorough, utter, abject, frightful, absolute, prize, clean
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure.
adjectiveComplete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefree from admixture
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishalloyed
- Englishunalloyed
Translations
Dutch onvermengd, zuiver
- onvermengdpure, unadulterated
- zuiverpure, unadulterated
- puurpure, unadulterated
Greek αμιγής
- αμιγής (amigís)pure, unadulterated
Hungarian ötvözetlen
- ötvözetlennot alloyed, not in mixture with other metals
Spanish acendrado
- acendradopure, unadulterated
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unalloyed
Cite this entry
unalloyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalloyed
“unalloyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalloyed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unalloyed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalloyed.
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