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
- 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
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On the catwalk and in his own life, Valentino exuded luxury down to the last detail of his immaculate hairdo and caramel tan, often photographed with multiple pug dogs at his side.
From Barron's
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
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