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- [teynt-lis]
- /ˈteɪnt lɪs/
- /ˈteɪnt.ləs/
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- [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.
taintless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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