immaculate

[ ih-mak-yuh-lit ]

/ ɪˈmæk yə lɪt /

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adjective

free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.

free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled.

free from fault or flaw; free from errors: an immaculate text.

Biology. having no spots or colored marks; unicolor.

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2 irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.

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Origin of immaculate

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin immaculātus unspotted. See im-², maculate

OTHER WORDS FROM immaculate

im·mac·u·la·cy

[ih-mak-yuh-luh-see], /ɪˈmæk yə lə si/, im·mac·u·late·ness, nounim·mac·u·late·ly, adverbun·im·mac·u·late, adjectiveun·im·mac·u·late·ly, adverb

un·im·mac·u·late·ness, noun

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How to use immaculate in a sentence

Sony remastered the group’s immaculate discography for this month’s vinyl reissue, This Far.
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For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.
The Virgin Mary Lookbook|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet the most remarkable thing about Gleeson wasn't his immaculately creepy looks—it was his immaculate performance.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The house is eerily pristine and immaculately preserved; your visit is the only thing threatening to disturb it.
Seduced by Art & Beauty ‘At the House of Mr X’|Chloë Ashby|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At first, bar patrons thought the 52-year-old—immaculately dressed, an athletic blonde with shoulder-length hair—was snobby.
Adam Lanza Destroyed His Hard Drive Before Attack|Christine Pelisek|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A wealthy Indian in his mid-40s, Mahoney is immaculately dressed with a scarf and vintage spectacles.
India's Hot Art Bazaar|Rebecca Byerly|January 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A really handsome man, immaculately attired in the finest tailored clothes and in the fashion of the day.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The cabin of the floating light was marvellously neat and immaculately clean.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
His flowing white garments are immaculately clean, and he doesn't look as if he could kill a mosquito!
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
The place was well aired and dusted, and gave me the sense of being as immaculately clean and fresh as Alderling was not.
Questionable Shapes|William Dean Howells
At an immaculately scoured table Laura was pouring peas into glass jars.
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British Dictionary definitions for immaculate

immaculate

/ (ɪˈmækjʊlɪt) /

adjective

completely clean; extremely tidyhis clothes were immaculate

completely flawless, etcan immaculate rendering of the symphony

morally pure; free from sin or corruption

biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings

Derived forms of immaculate

immaculacy or immaculateness, nounimmaculately, adverb

Word Origin for immaculate

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

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