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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word immaculate, which can mean spotlessly clean, pure, or flawless. Find out the origin and usage of the word and its antonym maculate.
Learn the meaning of immaculate, an adjective that describes something perfectly clean, tidy, or free from mistakes. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Immaculate means free from spot or stain, pure, or free from fault or flaw. It can also refer to the Virgin Mary in Catholic theology. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of immaculate.
Immaculate literally means without a spot or a stain. We can use immaculate to describe physical things, like bathrooms or kitchens. But we also use the word metaphorically to describe honor or purity — in the Catholic church, being immaculate means being "free from sin," like the Virgin Mary.
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From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”), borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”) (whence Late Latin inmaculatus (“unstained; (by extension) free from sin, pure”)), from im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled,...
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈmækjʊlət/(General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmækjələt/Hyphenation: im‧ma‧cul‧ateimmaculate (comparative more immaculate, superlative most immaculate) 1. Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy. 1.1. Synonyms: clear, lily-white, spotless, stainless, unsullied; see also Thesaurus:clean 1.2. Antonyms: unimmaculate; see also Thesaurus:unclean 1.1. 1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The ...
Learn the meaning, etymology, pronunciation, and usage of the adjective immaculate, which can mean blameless, flawless, pure, or free from sin. See also related terms, synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of immaculate, an adjective that describes something or someone that is very clean, pure, or perfect. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and examples of immaculate in different contexts.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective immaculate, which means perfectly clean, tidy or perfect. See synonyms, collocations and word origin of immaculate.
