"spotless" meaning in English

See spotless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /spɑtlɪs/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spotless.wav Forms: more spotless [comparative], most spotless [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtləs Etymology: From Middle English spotles, equivalent to spot + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spotles}} Middle English spotles, {{suf|en|spot|less}} spot + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} spotless (comparative more spotless, superlative most spotless)
  1. Exceptionally clean. Translations (exceptionally clean): ἄσπιλος (áspilos) (Ancient Greek), безупречно чист (bezuprečno čist) (Bulgarian), parakore (Māori), незапя́тнанный (nezapjátnannyj) (Russian), अमल (amala) (Sanskrit), impecable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spotless-en-adj-BesynN00 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'exceptionally clean': 99 1 0
  2. Impeccable and free from blemish. Translations (impeccable and free from blemish): безупречен (bezuprečen) (Bulgarian), 無瑕 /无瑕 (wúxiá) (Chinese Mandarin), makellos (German), hibátlan (Hungarian), flekklaus (Icelandic), آری (arı) (Ottoman Turkish), безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj) (Russian), अमल (amala) (Sanskrit), fläckfri (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spotless-en-adj-I~g-FGuu Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'impeccable and free from blemish': 0 98 1
  3. (zoology) Lacking spots; unspotted. Translations ((zoology) lacking spots; unspotted.): без петна (bez petna) (Bulgarian), sin manchas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spotless-en-adj--ztdKPwh Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Hygiene Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 7 19 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 16 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 12 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 14 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 0 0 100 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(zoology) lacking spots; unspotted.': 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: immaculate, unsullied, spick-and-span Derived forms: spotless crake, spotless grass yellow, spotlessly, spotlessness, spotless starling

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "sa",
      "roman": "amala",
      "sense": "impeccable and free from blemish",
      "word": "अमल"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "impeccable and free from blemish",
      "word": "fläckfri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "arı",
      "sense": "impeccable and free from blemish",
      "word": "آری"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "bez petna",
      "sense": "(zoology) lacking spots; unspotted.",
      "word": "без петна"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "(zoology) lacking spots; unspotted.",
      "word": "sin manchas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spotless"
}

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