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unspoilt

adjectiveB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,065 of 15,258neutral

Unspoilt means not damaged by building or crowds. An unspoilt beach, unspoilt countryside, remains unspoilt.

It is praise with a problem inside it: saying a place is unspoilt in print is often the beginning of it being spoilt. This is the British spelling; American writing has unspoiled. It usually means undeveloped rather than untouched.

Definitions of unspoilt

  1. 1adjectiveunspoiltNot damaged by building or crowds.B2+

    “We found an unspoilt fishing village with no hotels or souvenir shops.”

unspoilt is a quality of preservation.

Also accepted in games: unspoiled

Where it comes from

From un- + spoilt.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Nature & Weather

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unspoilt in the wild

  • The main feature of the park is the Bellinger River and the unspoilt forests on its upper reaches.

    Bellinger River National Park

  • The walk passes through a varied landscape of downland, woodland, orchards, hop gardens and farmland; lakes, dykes and marshland; unspoilt villages and hamlets, and historic towns.

    Stour Valley Walk

  • Previously on the trunk road to Pembroke Dock, the village is small, historic and relatively unspoilt.

    Llanddowror

  • The municipality is currently in the process of establishing an eco-trail following the town's river through a plethora of beautifully unspoilt natural sights.

    Zlataritsa

  • Cipieres is about 50 minutes drive from the French Riviera, and is an unspoilt medieval village of around 400 inhabitants.

    Cipières

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

  • spoilt