unmixed

or un·mixt

[ uhn-mikst ]

adjective

1. not mixed; mixed; pure:

   unmixed joy.

Other Words From

• un·mix·ed·ly [uhn-, mik, -sid-lee, -, mikst, -lee], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmixed¹

First recorded in 1520–30; un- ¹ + mixed

Example Sentences

Her large paintings use bold, unmixed colors and make no attempt to simulate depth.

From Washington Post

Drips, ballpoint-pen scribbles, bars of unmixed color and even a simulated wood-grain background appear to merge with Hopkins’s form, as if to indicate an unsure sense of self.

From Washington Post

Unmixed satisfaction accompanied the hearing of this news in Sir Richard's mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Envy is always very witty, and his elevation became by no means a source of unmixed pleasure to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Here the race is almost unmixed, and the peasants speak nothing but Flemish to each other.

From Project Gutenberg

As far as his influence and that of his coadjutors and successors has extended, it has brought with it unmixed good.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover the (unknown) scale of unmixed diatonon toniaion is out of its place at the end of the list.

From Project Gutenberg

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