♫ These Are a Few of My Fav-or-ite Words...♫

Pristine.

\ˈpris-ˌtēn, pri-ˈstēn

2 a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : pure {a pristine forest} b : fresh and clean as or as if new {used books in pristine condition}

I first heard this word as a kid during some scandal somewhere in the early to mid 90's in the context of "His once pristine image..."

When I heard this this, I said to myself, "Wow that word just SOUNDS clean." I went and looked it up. That word has caught my attention at every mention ever since.

It just sparkles when I read it. Whenever I speak or hear the word I get the image of the shine on many things that can be shiny.

Pristine*