immaculate Definition
im·macu·late (i mak′yə lit)
adjective
- perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled
- perfectly correct; without a flaw, fault, or error
- pure; innocent; without sin
- Biol. of a solid color, without marks or spots
Etymology: ME < L immaculatus < in-, not + maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, soil < macula, a spot, prob. < IE base *smē-, to smear > smite
immaculate Related Forms
im·mac′u·lately adverb
im·mac′u·late·ness noun or im·mac′u·lacy-lə sē
immaculate Synonyms
immaculate
modif.
immaculate Usage Examples
Preposition: in
suit: Immaculate in dark suits and jet packs they are crossing the seas, moving smoothly and powerfully through the air.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: It all looks so splendid, and the authors assume that the spell check and the grammar check will make things immaculate.
Modifies a noun
- conception: He didn't know this was an immaculate conception.
- lawn: Its two swimming pools are flanked by immaculate lawns leading down to the beach.
- contraception: The poster, which appeared on London Underground trains, asked: " Immaculate contraception?
- timing: With immaculate timing the correspondent replies: " You can get yourself into terrible trouble doing that!
- condition: These books are in immaculate condition, having only been used a couple of times.
- uniform: Gleaming carriages adorned in umber and cream livery wait as stewards, resplendent in their immaculate uniforms, welcome you onboard the train.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: I am the proud owner of an absolutely immaculate Ogden's mono LP which I found just two months ago for $ 175.
- always: The Dress Code Dale's stage dress is always immaculate; dress trousers, jacket & patent leather shoes.
- not: The United States have the cleanest hands, and even theirs are not immaculate.
- almost: This cool amp was probably made ca 1960-1963 and is in surprisingly good shape - actually, it is almost immaculate.
- so: Alternatively, we can offer used models so immaculate they can be mistaken for new.
- genuinely: View boat details Sunseeker Manhattan 62 EUR 695,000 A genuinely immaculate example of one of the very last Manhattan 62's.
Used with adjective complement
- look: Well, you don't have to keep your house looking immaculate all the time, just in case someone turns up to view.
- remain: Protecting your car from the weather as much as possible will ensure it remains immaculate.
- keep: These are various civil aircraft types that have either been lovingly restored or kept immaculate since new and very good they look too.
- describe: The Park has beautiful landscaped gardens and facilities which can only be described as immaculate.
Browse dictionary entries near immaculate
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- ‹ imitation
- ‹ imitating
- ‹ imitated
- ‹ imitate
- ‹ imit.
- ‹ imipramine
- ‹ imino-
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