immaculate
Americanadjective
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free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean.
immaculate linen.
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free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled.
- Synonyms:
- unexceptionable, unimpeachable, blameless, irreproachable
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free from fault or flaw; free from errors.
an immaculate text.
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Biology. having no spots or colored marks; unicolor.
adjective
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completely clean; extremely tidy
his clothes were immaculate
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completely flawless, etc
an immaculate rendering of the symphony
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morally pure; free from sin or corruption
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biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of immaculate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin immaculātus “unspotted”; equivalent to im- 2 + maculate
Explanation
Immaculate means spotless, pure, and clean as fresh snow on a far-off mountain. Only obsessive cleaners can keep immaculate homes, but it’s a goal we can strive for, like that far-off mountain. Immaculate literally means without a spot or a stain. We can use immaculate to describe physical things, like bathrooms or kitchens. But we also use the word metaphorically to describe honor or purity — in the Catholic church, being immaculate means being "free from sin," like the Virgin Mary. Or someone with a pure, exact singing voice could be described as having immaculate pitch. If your home team plays a perfect game, you could say their performance was immaculate.
Vocabulary lists containing immaculate
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Example Sentences
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Her kitchen, with its high-end tools and appliances, is as immaculate as her manicure.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Like him, she boasts an immaculate prose style, a dry wit and a taste for narrative legerdemain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“This extraordinary European estate has been maintained in immaculate condition and is surrounded by impeccably landscaped grounds,” Mills said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Street-side seating affords prime car spotting, which today includes a right-hand-drive Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV and an immaculate brown-on-tan Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda two-seater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was an immaculate and friendly house, grand enough but not pretentious, and it sat inside its white fence, surrounded by its clipped lawn, and roses and catoneasters lapped against its white walls.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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