spotlessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈspɒtləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈspɑtləsnəs/

Forms: see spotless adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spotless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < spotless adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being spotless (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun]

cleannessc890

unwemmednessc1175

purity?c1225

shireness?c1225

cleanshipc1230

uncorruptionc1384

purenessa1398

undefoulingnessc1400

whitenessc1400

cleanliness1430

immaculation1509

clearness1526

undefiledness1571

uncorruptness1583

unspottedness1598

intemerateness1607

uncorruptedness1611

candour1612

spotlessness1619

immaculateness1641

candidness1654

unblemishedness1656

intemeration1660

unstainedness1685

pearliness1760

taintlessness1811

stainlessness1862

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [noun]

cleanness1398

cleanliness1590

immaculacy1774

unsulliedness1863

specklessness1882

spotlessness1888

1619 T. Matthew Widdowes Mite iii. 20 Her bringing forth a son should not carry with it the least impeachment to the spotlesnes of her purity.

1624 J. Donne Deuotions xiii. 322 Lord, if thou looke for a spotlesnesse, whom wilt thou looke vpon?

a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1693) I. 15 As for this blood, 'tis nothing but purity and spotlesness.

a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1796) II. 18 The spotlessness of his human nature was necessary to his being a sacrifice.

1794 T. Dwight Disc. Genuineness & Authenticity New-test. 55 This declaration of Origen may be esteemed a full proof of the perfect spotlessness of Christ's character.

1870 W. H. Gillespie Argument Moral Attributes Supreme Being iv. ii. 13 Holiness is moral stainlessness, spotlessness, unsulliedness.

1888 H. Morten Sketches Hosp. Life 16 I confess that a little less light and air and spotlessness, would have made me feel more at home.

1911 Penny Illustr. Paper 25 Mar. 399 No effort,..ought to be too great to keep your skin in perfect health, spotlessness, and beauty.

1966 A. MacLean When Eight Bells Toll iii. 47 Half a dozen big inflated spherical rubber fenders kept the Firecrest from rubbing its plebeian paintwork against the whitely varnished spotlessness of the tender alongside.

2012 Independent (Nexis) 18 Jan. 14 Visitors rave about the spotlessness of the rooms, the complimentary trays of tea and muffins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spotlessness
释义	spotlessnessn. Brit. /ˈspɒtləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈspɑtləsnəs/ Forms: see spotless adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spotless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < spotless adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being spotless (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun] cleannessc890 unwemmednessc1175 purity?c1225 shireness?c1225 cleanshipc1230 uncorruptionc1384 purenessa1398 undefoulingnessc1400 whitenessc1400 cleanliness1430 immaculation1509 clearness1526 undefiledness1571 uncorruptness1583 unspottedness1598 intemerateness1607 uncorruptedness1611 candour1612 spotlessness1619 immaculateness1641 candidness1654 unblemishedness1656 intemeration1660 unstainedness1685 pearliness1760 taintlessness1811 stainlessness1862 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [noun] cleanness1398 cleanliness1590 immaculacy1774 unsulliedness1863 specklessness1882 spotlessness1888 1619 T. Matthew Widdowes Mite iii. 20 Her bringing forth a son should not carry with it the least impeachment to the spotlesnes of her purity. 1624 J. Donne Deuotions xiii. 322 Lord, if thou looke for a spotlesnesse, whom wilt thou looke vpon? a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1693) I. 15 As for this blood, 'tis nothing but purity and spotlesness. a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1796) II. 18 The spotlessness of his human nature was necessary to his being a sacrifice. 1794 T. Dwight Disc. Genuineness & Authenticity New-test. 55 This declaration of Origen may be esteemed a full proof of the perfect spotlessness of Christ's character. 1870 W. H. Gillespie Argument Moral Attributes Supreme Being iv. ii. 13 Holiness is moral stainlessness, spotlessness, unsulliedness. 1888 H. Morten Sketches Hosp. Life 16 I confess that a little less light and air and spotlessness, would have made me feel more at home. 1911 Penny Illustr. Paper 25 Mar. 399 No effort,..ought to be too great to keep your skin in perfect health, spotlessness, and beauty. 1966 A. MacLean When Eight Bells Toll iii. 47 Half a dozen big inflated spherical rubber fenders kept the Firecrest from rubbing its plebeian paintwork against the whitely varnished spotlessness of the tender alongside. 2012 Independent (Nexis) 18 Jan. 14 Visitors rave about the spotlessness of the rooms, the complimentary trays of tea and muffins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1619
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