immaculateim‧mac‧u‧late /ɪˈmækjələt/ ●○○ adjective 
Word Origin
He wore an immaculate dark blue suit. an immaculate kitchen► see thesaurus at clean, tidy2exactly correct or perfect in every detail SYN flawless: her immaculate stage performances—immaculately adverb
Word OriginWORD ORIGINimmaculate
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin immaculatus, from macula ‘spot of dirt’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A small but immaculate figure stood in the doorway.
- a tiny harbour ringed with immaculate white clapboard houses
- an immaculate house
- He was dressed in an immaculate navy suit and a crisp white shirt.
- Leonardo appeared, immaculate as ever in a dark suit and tie.
- Our house was immaculate, and Mother taught us to be polite and deferential to visitors.
- She was always elegantly dressed and absolutely immaculate.
- She wore an immaculate grey suit and a tasteful, blue woven hat.
- tall, blond soldiers in immaculate uniforms
- The house was absolutely immaculate.
- They dance with immaculate precision.
- Excellent plates show every conceivable aspect from his stamp to gilt bronzes and immaculate carving.
- He was wearing a grey business suit, an immaculate white shirt and a red and grey striped silk tie.
- Inside, the complex is immaculate, with neatly trimmed shrubs and rose bushes lining each building.
- Models sported immaculate centre-parted shoulder-length hair and the beginnings of goatee beards.
- Sleet was catching on the immaculate lawn of the house next door.
- That wild sky and those immaculate rivers come flooding, literally, across the border.
- The room is completely immaculate otherwise.
- This provided a lifeline for those who could receive it, and an immaculate standard of reporting to measure reality against propaganda.
THESAURUS► clean
Collocations without any dirt or marks: · They need clean water to drink.· I don’t have any clean clothes.
► pure water or air that is pure does not contain any dirt, pollution, or bacteria: · I breathed in the pure mountain air.
► sterile completely clean, with no bacteria, and therefore safe for medical or scientific use: · Place a sterile bandage on the wound.· sterile needles
► spotless completely clean – used mainly about rooms and clothes: · Her kitchen is always spotless.
► pristine completely clean and new-looking: · He wore a pristine white shirt.
► immaculate as clean and tidy as it is possible to be: · The soldiers’ uniforms have to be immaculate.
► spick and span [not before noun] informal clean and tidy, especially after having just been cleaned: · By the end of the day, the whole place was spick and span.
► tidy British English a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place: · a tidy desk· I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go.
► neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at: · a neat pile of towels· The room was neat and tidy.
► immaculate a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks: · Our house was always immaculate.
► well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean: · a large house on well-kept grounds
► orderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way: · The room was orderly and uncluttered.
Longman Language Activatornot dirty► clean not dirty: · He changed into a clean shirt.· I'll put some clean sheets on the bed.· A large house is difficult to keep clean.nice and clean/lovely and clean British (=very clean): · Our hotel room was lovely and clean.
► spotlessly clean/spotless completely clean - use this especially about clothes, rooms, or houses: · Nina keeps the kitchen absolutely spotless.· He was wearing a spotlessly clean white shirt.
► immaculate things that are immaculate are completely clean and look new: · She wore an immaculate grey suit and a tasteful, blue woven hat.· The house was absolutely immaculate.
► spick and span a room or house that is spick and span is very clean and tidy: · Every room in the house was spick and span.· We'll have the place spick and span in no time.
a tidy place/room/group of things► tidy British a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place tidy: · Andrew's apartment is always so tidy.· That looks a bit tidier now, doesn't it?· a tidy deskkeep something tidy: · I think the least you could do is keep your own bedroom tidy.· My job was to mow the grass and keep the garden looking generally tidy.clean and tidy/neat and tidy/nice and tidy: · We spent the morning getting the whole house clean and tidy.· I want to leave the place nice and tidy before we go.
► neat use this about things that are carefully arranged or shaped in a way that is nice to look at: · Mrs Woodie cut the sandwiches in neat squares.· The room was neat, though a bit dusty.· Billy's cottage was set back off the road, behind a neat little hedge. neat pile/row: · He put his clothes in a neat pile on the bed.· His jackets were arranged in a neat row in the closet.neat and tidy: · I like to see everything looking neat and tidy.
► immaculate a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat -- use this to emphasize how clean something looks: · Our house was immaculate, and Mother taught us to be polite and deferential to visitors.· a tiny harbour ringed with immaculate white clapboard housesimmaculate suit/shirt/uniform etc: · He was dressed in an immaculate navy suit and a crisp white shirt.· tall, blond soldiers in immaculate uniforms
► well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean: · Our old house, now covered with ivy, still looked pretty and well-kept.· Visitors should tour the palace, but don't forget the well-kept grounds -- well worth a visit.
someone who looks tidy► neatly dressed someone who has a neat appearance because of the type of clothes they are wearing: · I rang the bell, and a neatly dressed maid answered the door. · She was in her mid-forties, neatly dressed with a quiet air of authority.
► immaculate looking perfectly neat and clean, because you take a lot of care about your clothes, your hair etc: · Leonardo appeared, immaculate as ever in a dark suit and tie. · She was always elegantly dressed and absolutely immaculate.· A small but immaculate figure stood in the doorway.
► clean-cut a man who is clean-cut looks neat and clean: · a handsome, clean-cut man· Where Clinton was rugged and earthy, Gore is clean-cut and preppy.
► not have a hair out of place to have a very neat appearance: · He sat at his desk, not a hair out of place, and turning a pencil over in his hand.· He seemed stern and austere and never had a hair out of place.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► conception
1very clean and tidy OPP messy: · The following day, the feast of the immaculate conception, there was a closing ceremony in St Peter's Square.· Some see in it the girdle ot hymen and the promise of the immaculate conception of a Messiah.
► condition· The stations and stock were in immaculate condition, and all the staff we met were welcoming and more than polite.· As usual they were lavishly equipped, bristling with the latest electronic gear, and kept in immaculate condition.· LEFT-HANDED Epiphone Sheraton, immaculate condition, £265.· Your Ampeg amp for my Trace Elliot Twin valve combo, immaculate condition.· All boxed and in immaculate condition.
He wore an immaculate dark blue suit. an immaculate kitchen► see thesaurus at clean, tidy2exactly correct or perfect in every detail SYN flawless: her immaculate stage performances—immaculately adverb