unmixed blessingn.
/(ˌ)ʌnmɪkst ˈblɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˌmɪkst ˈblɛsɪŋ/ A situation or thing that is wholly advantageous or beneficial. Now frequently in negative constructions; cf. mixed blessing n.
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1766 Christian's Mag. July 370 Those are unmixed blessings which are reserved for the other life.
1789 C. Smith Ethelinde V. xiv. 338 Montgomery and Ethelinde..were, as well as Mrs. Montgomery, grateful to Providence for the unmixed blessings they thus enjoyed.
1830 H. Walter Hist. Eng. II. v. i. 406 To the people of England this continuance of the strife between the rival heads of the Popish church was an unmixed blessing.
1889 Harper's Mag. July 230/2 The introduction of industrial training into all the leading institutions for the colored people has been an unmixed blessing.
1913 Crisis Sept. 244/2 To be able to read and write is not altogether an unmixed blessing.
1957 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. 16/3 The prosperity is not an unmixed blessing as the urbanization creates the danger that the suburbs will lose their basic characters.
2002 J. Zagel Money to Burn v. i. 237 There are no unmixed blessings, boyo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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