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stain·less
 stainless
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- pronunciation:
- steIn
lihs
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
without a stain; spotless.
a stainless reputation- antonyms:
- stained
- similar words:
- immaculate
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| definition 2: |
made of an alloy of steel and chromium, and thus resistant to rust or corrosion.
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| related words: |
blameless, pristine, pure |
adverb + (adj.)stainless
deep
(adj.)stainless
+ noun
alloy,
appliance,
ball,
bar,
barrel,
basin,
bearing,
blade,
bolt,
bowl,
bronze,
cabinet,
cable,
cap,
cart,
ceramic,
chamber,
circle,
clamp,
cleat,
component,
cone,
construction,
container,
cookware,
copper,
corrosion,
counter,
coupling,
crown,
cutlery,
cylinder,
dish,
electrode,
enamel,
exhaust,
exterior,
fitting,
frame,
grill,
handle,
hardware,
hinge,
holder,
housing,
impeller,
interior,
knife,
knob,
ladder,
lid,
liner,
mixing,
nickel,
nut,
pan,
panel,
pin,
pipe,
piping,
plate,
pot,
precision,
probe,
prop,
rack,
rail,
range,
refrigerator,
revolver,
rod,
saucepan,
screw,
sculpture,
shaft,
shelf,
shell,
sink,
ski,
skillet,
spoke,
spoon,
steel,
stove,
strip,
table,
tag,
tank,
toilet,
tooth,
touch,
trap,
tray,
trim,
tub,
tube,
tubing,
vacuum,
valve,
vat,
vessel,
watch,
wheel,
windshield,
wire
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
flatware made of stainless steel.
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| derivation: |
stainlessly (adv.) |
The word stainless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, airless, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bodiless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, careless, cheerless, colorless, cordless, countless, dauntless, doubtless, endless, fatherless, fearless, feckless, flawless, formless, graceless, groundless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, jobless, joyless, listless, matchless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, painless, peerless, penniless, pitiless, pointless, powerless, priceless, regardless, relentless, restless, selfless, sightless, soundless1, spotless, stainless, strapless, sunless, tasteless, thoughtless, tireless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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