immaculate

[ih-mak-yuh-lit]

adjective

1. free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean.

   immaculate linen.

2. free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled.

   Synonyms: unexceptionable, unimpeachable, blameless, irreproachable

3. free from fault or flaw; free from errors.

   an immaculate text.

4. Biology.,  having no spots or colored marks; unicolor.

immaculate

/ ɪˈmækjʊlɪt /

adjective

1. completely clean; extremely tidy

   his clothes were immaculate

2. completely flawless, etc

   an immaculate rendering of the symphony

3. morally pure; free from sin or corruption

4. biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings

Other Word Forms

• immaculacy noun
• immaculateness noun
• immaculately adverb
• unimmaculate adjective
• unimmaculately adverb
• unimmaculateness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immaculate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin immaculātus “unspotted”; equivalent to im- ² + maculate

Word History and Origins

Origin of immaculate¹

C15: from Latin immaculātus, from _im- (not) + macula blemish

Example Sentences

The buyer pulls up, with immaculate timing, and collects the car and disappears forever.

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Enter Nara Smith, the influencer who’s built an empire on handmade pasta and immaculate outfits, now partnering with Reformation on a 20-piece capsule collection of “grocery store couture.”

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The facility, once in immaculate condition, was now in disrepair.

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A golf pro can have an immaculate swing on the range, then go out and combust in a tournament.

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Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield to face his former side Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday after a nearly immaculate start to life in the Spanish capital.

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Related Words

• bright 
• exquisite 
• flawless 
• impeccable 
• neat 
• snowy 
• spotless