unalloyed

adjective

un·​al·​loyed ˌən-ə-ˈlȯid 

: not alloyed : unmixed, unqualified, pure

unalloyed metals

unalloyed happiness

Synonyms of unalloyed

• pure

Examples of unalloyed in a Sentence

the unalloyed happiness that marriage has brought them

Recent Examples on the Web

SpaceX lost at least one of the megarocket's two stages during the first three Starship flights of the year, but the most recent two, in August and October, were unalloyed successes. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025

What was absurd, however, was to frame his arrival on British soil as an unalloyed blessing. —Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

But the trial also put a spotlight on something far more stirring and hopeful: the unalloyed courage of women speaking their truth out loud. —Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unalloyed

• albuminoid
• arytenoid
• cannabinoid
• carotenoid
• epidermoid
• epithelioid
• meteoroid
• paraboloid
• subarachnoid
• underemployed
• adenoid
• alkaloid

Kids Definition

unalloyed

adjective

un·​al·​loyed ˌən-ᵊl-ˈȯid 

: not alloyed : unmixed, pure

unalloyed metals

unalloyed happiness