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taintless

taint·less
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teynt-lis]
    • /ˈteɪnt lɪs/
    • /ˈteɪnt.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teynt-lis]
    • /ˈteɪnt lɪs/

Definition of taintless word

  • adjective taintless free from or without taint; pure; innocent. 1

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Origin of taintless

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; taint1 + -less

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Parts of speech for Taintless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

taintless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for taintless

adj taintless

  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • germfree — free of germs; sterile: This kind of research should be done in a germfree laboratory.
  • immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
  • intemerate — inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.

noun taintless

  • immaculacy — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
  • immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.

adjective taintless

  • cleanly — in a fair manner
  • cleansed — Simple past tense and past participle of cleanse.
  • dirtless — Free of dirt.
  • disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
  • laundered — Simple past tense and past participle of launder.

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