yə adjective
1.
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
2.
free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled.
3.
free from fault or flaw; free from errors: an immaculate text.
4.
Biology. having no spots or colored marks; unicolor.
Related forms
im·mac·u·late·ly, adverb
un·im·mac·u·late, adjective
un·im·mac·u·late·ly, adverb
un·im·mac·u·late·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.
2. irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.
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immaculate (ɪˈmækjʊlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | completely clean; extremely tidy: his clothes were immaculate |
| 2. | completely flawless, etc: an immaculate rendering of the symphony |
| 3. | morally pure; free from sin or corruption |
| 4. | biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings |
| [C15: from Latin immaculātus, from | |
| im'maculacy | |
| —n | |
| im'maculateness | |
| —n | |
| im'maculately | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
immaculate
c.1430, "free from mental or moral pollution, pure," from a fig. use of L. immaculatus "unstained," from in- "not" + maculatus "spotted, defiled," pp. of maculare "to spot," from macula "spot, blemish." The literal sense of "spotlessly clean or neat" is first attested 1735. Immaculate Conception is 1497,
from M.Fr. conception immaculée; declared to be an article of faith in 1854.
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