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- pronunciation:
- ih
maek
y
liht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
free from any dirt or stain; completely clean.
She scrubbed the dress and bleached it until it was immaculate.
- synonyms:
- clean, pristine, pure, speckless, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless
- antonyms:
- dirty, filthy, grubby, sordid
- similar words:
- undefiled
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definition 2: |
free of any error or flaw.
She created an immaculate copy of the text.- synonyms:
- clean, consummate, flawless, impeccable, irreproachable, perfect, spotless, stainless
- antonyms:
- damaged, imperfect
- similar words:
- correct, infallible, unimpeachable
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definition 3: |
free of any moral impurity; sinless.
He prayed before a statue of the immaculate saint.- synonyms:
- clean, flawless, guiltless, impeccable, incorrupt, innocent, perfect, pure, sinless, spotless, stainless, untainted
- antonyms:
- defiled, tainted
- similar words:
- chaste, saintly, undefiled, unimpeachable, vestal, virginal, virtuous
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related words: |
antiseptic, clean, holy, tidy, virgin |
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derivations: |
immaculately (adv.), immaculacy (n.), immaculateness (n.) |
Immaculate comes from a Latin word that means "without any spots or stains."
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