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taintless

[teynt-lis]

adjective

free from or without taint; pure; innocent.

Origin:
1580–90; taint + -less

Related forms

taint·less·ly, adverb

taint·less·ness, noun

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taint (teɪnt)

—vb
1.	to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination: oil has tainted the water
2.	to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc)

—n
3.	a defect or flaw: a taint on someone's reputation
4.	a trace of contamination or infection

[C14: (influenced by attaint infected, from attain) from Old French teindre to dye, from Latin tingere to dye]

'taintless

—*adj*

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