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

A hushed murmur of astonishment, not unmixed with dismay and some irritation, swept over the court room.

From Seattle Times

Peers can be notoriously eccentric, so who knows what outfits they might wear instead — maybe cargo shorts? — but this is not an unmixed blessing.

From Los Angeles Times

The boldest colors in Méné’s paintings — applied with fingers, twigs and carved pieces of wood as well as brushes — are bright and often seem unmixed.

From Washington Post

In “Then, Last Time IV,” also 1985, white encroaches from the edges where another peak of blue-white seems to erupt toward a calligraphic explosion of pure, unmixed forest green in bluntly flat wide strokes.

From New York Times

It is creating a dismantling line, to provide parts for discontinued cars, as well as unmixed streams of metals and plastics for recycling.

From New York Times

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