Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not in mixture with other metals; pure.
- adj. Complete; unqualified: unalloyed blessings; unalloyed relief.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not alloyed; not debased or reduced by foreign admixture; hence, pure; complete; entire; as, metals unalloyed; unalloyed satisfaction.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure.
- adj. Complete and unreserved; pure; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. free from admixture
Etymologies
- un- + alloyed (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Which just about bathed me in unalloyed happiness.”
“He is it all — then the compassion for others heretofore blocked by frantic self-concern can flow out in unalloyed profusion: "An seine Familie dachte er mit Rührung und Liebe zurück" [ "He thought back on his family with affection and love"] (SE 96).”
“In a study of seven nation-building projects carried out since the end of World War II, the RAND corporation concluded that only two, Germany and Japan, could be characterized as unalloyed successes -- a failure rate of 71 percent.”
“There is something in us that resists the idea of unalloyed evil/badness in even the most disreputable governments.”
“Moreover," said Ralph, "another sea voyage, made under the influence of other feelings than those which have agitated us hitherto, is the best preparation we could imagine for communing with ourselves, for detaching ourselves from earthly affections, for raising ourselves in unalloyed purity to the feet of the Supreme Being.”
“So far his good is almost entirely unalloyed, which is why some don't like him-it's hard to believe there are people who are so saintly or so uncomplicated.”
“Perhaps both sides can agree it would be an unalloyed positive if the BHA targeted counterproductive, mechanical and needless whip use – those who habitually reach for the whip as first resort or carry on using it beyond the point of constructiveness.”
The Guardian: In a weighing room not so far, far away – it's whip wars
“The agency's warnings that unalloyed austerity is self-defeating only adds to the piling anxieties on the economic side.”
“I think that's as unalloyed triumph as you're going to get in a six-way contested primary.”
The Guardian: New Hampshire primary reaction: Mitt Romney versus the zombies
“It was not unalloyed bliss, taking her to the lecture.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘unalloyed’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Papageno's Words, Pt. II
cicurate, circumforaneous, codger, comiconomenclaturist, constable, contradistinction, contraindicated, counterpane, coxcomb, decalcomania, decanal, decoction and 307 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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caspermilktoast's Words
frenetic, farrago, fandango, ensemble, assay, emulsion, taut, winnow, ridonkulous, ginormous, frisson, idee fixe and 181 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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The Confidence Man
Words to remember from Melville's "The Confidence Man"
chevalier, hawk, unalloyed, ex-officio, scruple, pertinacity, epithet, gilt, bedizen, embrasure, escritoire, squaw and 278 more...
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deegee's Words
pay-per-view, vitriol, delectable, snarky, unflinching, forsake, pervasive, inconsequential, unnerving, allure, endearing, unalloyed and 414 more...
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Words and phrases from Scott Lynch's book, The Lies of Locke Lamora
constable, windfall, sternum, commensurate, disinter, grotty, thresher shark, savvy, miser, reticent, magnanimous, trowel and 301 more...
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MY LIST
TENUOUS, LAMPOON, OBLIVIOUS, EPICURE, ACQUIESCE, PLUMMET, EPHEMERAL, BOLSTER, TENACIOUS, OBLIQUE, LACONIC, CREPUSCULAR and 518 more...
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whim!
unalloyed, abate, dated, chiffon, sturgeon, nahuatl, elephant, wolverine, chaos, pandemonium, rice paddy, crop circle and 34 more...
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Feminine Beauty and Virtue
Particularly related to innocence and chastity; but a few broader things relating to goodness and virtue in general. I also added some words derived of flowers which represent certain virtues and c...
immaculate, unsullied, unblemished, undebased, lamb-like, chaste, decorous, unadulterated, unclouded, unalloyed, untainted, acacian and 8 more...
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Favourite Adjectives
cumbersome, embattled, murky, pervasive, well-heeled, overarching, intractable, evenhanded, fledgling, restive, stalwart, threadbare and 44 more...
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