immaculate C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˈmækjələt/ UK /ɪˈmækjʊlət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj perfectly clean, neat, or free from flaw The kitchen was immaculate, not a crumb out of place. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · perfectly clean, neat, or... spotlesspristineflawlessunblemishedpurecleanfaultless ↔ Opposites dirtysoiledstainedflawedblemished Word family Derived forms immaculatelyimmaculateness Related forms maculatemaculation Etymology AI details From Latin immaculatus ('unstained'), from in- ('not') + maculatus ('stained, spotted'), from macula ('spot, stain'). immaculatus Latin macula Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immaculate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmækjələt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmækjʊlət/ ## Meanings 1. perfectly clean, neat, or free from flaw ## Examples - The kitchen was immaculate, not a crumb out of place. ## Synonyms - spotless - pristine - flawless - unblemished - pure - clean - faultless ## Antonyms - dirty - soiled - stained - flawed - blemished ## Derived Forms - immaculately - immaculateness ## Related Forms - maculate - maculation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: immaculatus - Root: macula ## Etymology From Latin immaculatus ('unstained'), from in- ('not') + maculatus ('stained, spotted'), from macula ('spot, stain'). ## AI Etymology Immaculate is from Latin immaculatus ('unstained'), from in- ('not') + maculatus ('stained, spotted'), from macula ('spot, stain'). Important recorded forms include immaculatus (Latin) and macula (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers perfectly clean, neat, or free from flaw. The wider family includes derived forms such as immaculately and immaculateness and related words such as maculate and maculation. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown