"flawless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈflɔːləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈflɔləs/ [General-American], /ˈflɑləs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-flawless.mp3 Forms: more flawless [comparative], most flawless [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːləs Etymology: From flaw + -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flaw|less|pos2=suffix meaning ‘without (something)’}} flaw + -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’) Head templates: {{en-adj}} flawless (comparative more flawless, superlative most flawless)
  1. Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect. Derived forms: flawlessly, flawlessness Related terms: flaw, flawed, unflawed Coordinate_terms: exemplary, model Translations (without flaws — see also perfect): անթերի (antʻeri) (Armenian), бездако́рны (bjezdakórny) (Belarusian), безгане́бны (bjezhanjébny) (Belarusian), беззага́нны (bjezzahánny) (Belarusian), беззава́дны (bjezzavádny) (Belarusian), бездефектен (bezdefekten) (Bulgarian), безупречен (bezuprečen) (Bulgarian), perfecte (Catalan), 完美 (wánměi) (Chinese Mandarin), 完美無瑕 (Chinese Mandarin), 完美无瑕 (wánměi wúxiá) (Chinese Mandarin), 無瑕 (Chinese Mandarin), 无瑕 (wúxiá) (Chinese Mandarin), bezchybný [masculine] (Czech), feilloos (Dutch), foutloos (Dutch), vlekkeloos (Dutch), senpeka (Esperanto), perfekta (Esperanto), veatu (Estonian), täydellinen (Finnish), virheetön (Finnish), impeccable (French), parfait (French), fehlerlos (German), einwandfrei (German), makellos (German), perfekt (German), fehlerfrei (German), hibátlan (Hungarian), makulátlan (Hungarian), tökéletes (Hungarian), lýtalaus (Icelandic), perfekta (Ido), sendefekta (Ido), senmakula (Ido), tanpa cacat (Indonesian), foirfe (Irish), gan locht (Irish), impeccabile (Italian), perfetto (Italian), levigato (Italian), 完璧 (kanpeki) (alt: かんぺき) (Japanese), 완벽한 (wanbyeokhan) (Korean), nevainojams (Latvian), perfekts (Latvian), beydis (Lithuanian), беспрекорен (besprekoren) (Macedonian), paruhi (Maori), pāruhiruhi (Maori), takarepakore (Maori), bêkêmasî (Northern Kurdish), bêqusûr (Northern Kurdish), bê-êb (Northern Kurdish), bezbłędny (Polish), doskonały (Polish), impecável (Portuguese), perfeito (Portuguese), sem falhas (Portuguese), без изъя́на (bez izʺjána) (Russian), безукори́зненный (bezukoríznennyj) (Russian), безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj) (Russian), соверше́нный (soveršénnyj) (Russian), impecable (Spanish), perfecto (Spanish), sin falla (Spanish), felfri (Swedish), fläckfri (Swedish), fulländad (Swedish), makalös (Swedish), oklanderlig (Swedish), otadlig (Swedish), kusursuz (Turkish), di-fefl (Welsh), di-nam (Welsh), heb fai (Welsh)
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          "text": "[W]hen I write of Sacred ſubjects, I had rather a Book of mine ſhould reſemble the Moon, which, though ſhe be but Small, leſs Elevated, and full of Imperfections, lends yet an Uſeful Light to Men, and produces here and there a Motion that obeys a Heavenly Influence; than a Star of the Firſt Magnitude, which though more High, more Vaſt, and more Flawleſs, ſhines only bright enough to make it Self Conſpicuous.",
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          "text": "Dr. Peyton, a principal physician, and rich in all the attributes that go to constitute high and flawless character, did all that educated judgment and trained skill could do for Henry; but, as the newspapers had said in the beginning, his hurts were past help.",
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          "ref": "1889, Mathilde Blind, “[Poems of the Open Air.] Reapers.”, in The Ascent of Man, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 140:",
          "text": "Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; [...]",
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          "text": "Then he carefully examined the trunk, going over it with a magnifying glass. He found it intact: the steel bands were flawless; the whole trunk was compact into unity.",
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          "ref": "1999 January 2, William J[efferson] Clinton, “The President’s Radio Address”, in William J. Clinton: 1999 (In Two Books) (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States), book I (January 1 to June 30, 1999), Washington, D.C.: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration; United States Government Printing Office, published 2000, →OCLC, page 1:",
          "text": "I'm confident our military is ready to fulfill this mission today. Our troops continue to execute complex and dangerous missions far from home with flawless precision, as we've just seen in the Persian Gulf. Our challenge is to retain the ability to do this as we carry out our entire defense strategy.",
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          "ref": "2013 December 26, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2 – 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-01-01:",
          "text": "City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record.",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "беззава́дны"
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "wánměi",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "完美"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "完美無瑕"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wánměi wúxiá",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "完美无瑕"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "無瑕"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wúxiá",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "word": "완벽한"
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "bêkêmasî"
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "bêqusûr"
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          "code": "kmr",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "nevainojams"
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "perfekts"
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "beydis"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "besprekoren",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "беспрекорен"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "paruhi"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "felfri"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
          "word": "oklanderlig"
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          "code": "sv",
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        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
        "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
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        "Terms with Welsh translations"
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          "text": "The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless.",
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          "text": "[W]hen I write of Sacred ſubjects, I had rather a Book of mine ſhould reſemble the Moon, which, though ſhe be but Small, leſs Elevated, and full of Imperfections, lends yet an Uſeful Light to Men, and produces here and there a Motion that obeys a Heavenly Influence; than a Star of the Firſt Magnitude, which though more High, more Vaſt, and more Flawleſs, ſhines only bright enough to make it Self Conſpicuous.",
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          "ref": "1883, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “A Catastrophe”, in Life on the Mississippi, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, →OCLC, page 245:",
          "text": "Dr. Peyton, a principal physician, and rich in all the attributes that go to constitute high and flawless character, did all that educated judgment and trained skill could do for Henry; but, as the newspapers had said in the beginning, his hurts were past help.",
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        {
          "ref": "1889, Mathilde Blind, “[Poems of the Open Air.] Reapers.”, in The Ascent of Man, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 140:",
          "text": "Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; [...]",
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        {
          "ref": "1911, Bram Stoker, “The Chest Opened”, in The Lair of the White Worm, London: William Rider and Son, […], →OCLC, page 114:",
          "text": "Then he carefully examined the trunk, going over it with a magnifying glass. He found it intact: the steel bands were flawless; the whole trunk was compact into unity.",
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          "ref": "1999 January 2, William J[efferson] Clinton, “The President’s Radio Address”, in William J. Clinton: 1999 (In Two Books) (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States), book I (January 1 to June 30, 1999), Washington, D.C.: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration; United States Government Printing Office, published 2000, →OCLC, page 1:",
          "text": "I'm confident our military is ready to fulfill this mission today. Our troops continue to execute complex and dangerous missions far from home with flawless precision, as we've just seen in the Persian Gulf. Our challenge is to retain the ability to do this as we carry out our entire defense strategy.",
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        {
          "ref": "2013 December 26, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2 – 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-01-01:",
          "text": "City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record.",
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      "roman": "antʻeri",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "անթերի"
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      "word": "бездако́рны"
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      "word": "безгане́бны"
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "беззага́нны"
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "беззава́дны"
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      "word": "бездефектен"
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "безупречен"
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      "word": "perfecte"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "wánměi",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "完美"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "完美無瑕"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wánměi wúxiá",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "完美无瑕"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "無瑕"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "无瑕"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "foutloos"
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfekta"
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "veatu"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "täydellinen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "virheetön"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "impeccable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "parfait"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "fehlerlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "einwandfrei"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "makellos"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfekt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "fehlerfrei"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "hibátlan"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "makulátlan"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "tökéletes"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "lýtalaus"
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    {
      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfekta"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "sendefekta"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "senmakula"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "tanpa cacat"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "foirfe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "gan locht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "impeccabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "levigato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんぺき",
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      "roman": "kanpeki",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "完璧"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wanbyeokhan",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "완벽한"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "bêkêmasî"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "bêqusûr"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "bê-êb"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "nevainojams"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfekts"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "beydis"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "besprekoren",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "беспрекорен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "paruhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "pāruhiruhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "takarepakore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "bezbłędny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "doskonały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "impecável"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfeito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "sem falhas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bez izʺjána",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "без изъя́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezukoríznennyj",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "безукори́зненный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezupréčnyj",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "безупре́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soveršénnyj",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "соверше́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "impecable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "perfecto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "sin falla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "felfri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "fläckfri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "fulländad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "makalös"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "oklanderlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "otadlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "kusursuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "di-fefl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "di-nam"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "without flaws — see also perfect",
      "word": "heb fai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flawless"
}

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