Definition of 'immaculate'
1. adjective
2. adjective
If you say that something is immaculate, you are emphasizing that it is perfect, without any mistakes or bad parts at all.
[emphasis]
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immaculate in British English
adjective
2.
completely flawless, etc
an immaculate rendering of the symphony
3.
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Derived forms
immaculacy (imˈmaculacy) or immaculateness (imˈmaculateness) noun
immaculately (imˈmaculately)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Latin immaculātus, from im- (not) + macula blemish
Word Frequency
immaculate in American English
adjective
3.
pure; innocent; without sin
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Derived forms
immaculately (imˈmaculately)
adverb
Word origin
ME < L immaculatus < in-, not + maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, soil < macula, a spot, prob. < IE base *smē-, to smear > smiteWord Frequency
immaculate in American English
(ɪˈmækjəlɪt)
adjective
SYNONYMS 2. irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.1.
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean
immaculate linen
3.
free from fault or flaw; free from errors
an immaculate text
4. Biology
having no spots or colored marks; unicolor
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Derived forms
immaculacy (ɪˈmækjələsi) or immaculateness noun
immaculately
adverb
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immaculate
British English: immaculate
ADJECTIVE /ɪˈmækjʊlət/
If you describe something as immaculate, you mean that it is extremely clean, tidy, or neat.
Her front room was kept immaculate.
- American English: immaculate /ɪˈmækyʊlɪt/
- Brazilian Portuguese: imaculado
- Chinese: 一尘不染的
- European Spanish: inmaculado
- French: impeccable
- German: makellos
- Italian: immacolato
- Japanese: 汚れ一つない
- Korean: 티 하나 없이 깨끗한
- European Portuguese: imaculado
- Latin American Spanish: inmaculado
- Thai: สะอาดหมดจด
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