spotless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈspɑtləs/ UK /ˈspɒtləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj perfectly clean, or morally without fault She kept the kitchen counters absolutely spotless. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · perfectly clean, or morally... immaculatepristinecleanunblemishedflawlesspureunsullied ↔ Opposites dirtyfilthystainedblemishedtainted Word family Derived forms spotlesslyspotlessness Related forms spotspotted Etymology AI details From spot + -less; spot is from Middle English spotte, probably from Middle Dutch spotte or Old Norse, denoting a small mark. spotte Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spotless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspɑtləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspɒtləs/ ## Meanings 1. perfectly clean, or morally without fault ## Examples - She kept the kitchen counters absolutely spotless. ## Synonyms - immaculate - pristine - clean - unblemished - flawless - pure - unsullied ## Antonyms - dirty - filthy - stained - blemished - tainted ## Derived Forms - spotlessly - spotlessness ## Related Forms - spot - spotted ## Roots and Affixes - Root: spotte ## Etymology From spot + -less; spot is from Middle English spotte, probably from Middle Dutch spotte or Old Norse, denoting a small mark. ## AI Etymology Spotless comes from spot + -less; spot is from Middle English spotte, probably from Middle Dutch spotte or Old Norse, denoting a small mark. The historical chain includes Middle Dutch spotte. Morphologically, spotless is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "perfectly clean, or morally without fault". English derivatives include spotlessly and spotlessness; related forms include spot and spotted. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown