spotless

[spot-lis]

adjective

1. free from any spot, stain, etc.; immaculately clean.

   a spotless kitchen.

2. irreproachable; pure; undefiled.

   a spotless reputation.

   Synonyms: faultless, untarnished, flawless, unblemished

ˈspotless

/ ˈspɒtlɪs /

adjective

1. free from stains; immaculate

2. free from moral impurity; unsullied

   a spotless character

Other Word Forms

• spotlessly adverb
• spotlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spotless¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; spot, -less

Example Sentences

While the rest of the house was in disarray, the room where she was found was almost spotless.

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The kitchen had been so full of strong cooking smells that no one had remarked upon her barnyard scent, but here, in the spotless surroundings of the Swanburne Apartment, it was impossible to miss.

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He cut a very dashing figure, to be sure, in a trim scarlet tunic over deep blue trousers, with a spotless white belt cinched about his waist.

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They scrubbed the place and it’s been spotless ever since.

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The government, he knew, usually targeted immigrants who had committed crimes, and his record was spotless.

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Related Words

• flawless 
• gleaming 
• immaculate 
• unblemished