unspoilt

«unspoilt» in Mova's school dictionary: Of a place: still natural and beautiful, not damaged by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unspoilt; also unspoiled)

meaning for a pupil

1) Of a place: still natural and beautiful, not damaged by building, pollution or crowds. tree →

2) Of a person: still nice and natural, not made selfish by money or fame. tree →

sense in the lessons

A geography and nature word: an unspoilt beach, an unspoilt valley, unspoilt countryside. In The Wind in the Willows the River Bank is unspoilt countryside; the Wild Wood is wild. In ethics and geography lessons people discuss how to keep places unspoilt.

examples

• We found an unspoilt beach with no rubbish at all. tree →
• The valley is unspoilt by roads or houses. tree →
• Despite being famous, she was unspoilt and kind. tree →
• Let's keep the countryside unspoilt. tree →
• The River Bank was quiet and unspoilt. tree →
• The island's forests are still unspoilt. tree →

note

British prefers «unspoilt», American «unspoiled»; both are correct. Opposite: spoilt/spoiled, damaged.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unspoilt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.