Unspoiled
adj.calm, joyfulwarm
Meaning 1
Not damaged or degraded by harmful development, use, or neglect.
Reach for it when Praising a landscape, place, or object that retains valued original qualities.
A foot-only trail leads to an unspoiled cove below the cliffs.
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3- everyday
the setting retains nonbuilt character
not when human-managed places can also be unspoiled
- formal
beauty or condition has no spoiling mark
not when less focused on development or use
- literary
a place appears exceptionally untouched
not when may erase careful human stewardship
Meaning 2
Not made selfish or unpleasant by privilege or praise.
Reach for it when Commending a person's grounded character despite success.
The celebrated young musician remained curious and unspoiled.
Choose between these
3- warm
success has not distorted perspective
not when does not directly address selfish behavior
- warm
a person does not overvalue achievement
not when stronger moral praise than merely unspoiled
- formal
unaffected
manner remains natural despite status
not when can also mean unchanged by an external event
Said against
3- spoiled
- degraded
- entitled
It naturally appears in
3- unspoiled countryside
The rail trail crosses twenty kilometers of unspoiled countryside.
- remain unspoiled
Visitor limits help the island remain unspoiled.
- remarkably unspoiled
Despite early fame, the actor remained remarkably unspoiled.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, adjective: not spoiled or damaged opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, adjective figurative: not morally spoiled opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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