immaculate

American  

[ih-mak-yuh-lit] / ɪˈmæk yə lɪt /

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.

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immaculate British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of immaculate

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

Example Sentences

Some students — like the owner of a pristine 1960s Chevrolet Impala — entertained a crowd of oglers with their immaculate engine bays and pristine paint jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

The women, fresh off a photo shoot and still immaculate in their off-white designer wear, dig in.

From Los Angeles Times

"They are still doing some treatment on the grass!" she added with a joke, referring to Kendall's immaculate knee slide.

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

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.”

From Salon

Related Words

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