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[ ih-mak -yuh -lit ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪˈmæk yə lɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled.
free from fault or flaw; free from errors: an immaculate text.
Biology . having no spots or colored marks; unicolor.
Origin of immaculate 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin immaculātus unspotted. See im-2 , maculate
SYNONYMS FOR immaculate 2 irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM immaculate im·mac·u·la·cy [ih-mak -yuh -luh -see], /ɪˈmæk yə lə si/, im·mac·u·late·ness, noun im·mac·u·late·ly, adverb un·im·mac·u·late, adjective un·im·mac·u·late·ly, adverb un·im·mac·u·late·ness, noun
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Words nearby immaculate Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, imitative, imitative magic, Imitrex, Imittós, immaculate , Immaculate Conception, immane, immanence, immanent, immanentism
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Example sentences from the Web for immaculate Why is he dialing down the humor and dialing up the moralizing, throwing his immaculate comedic balance out of whack?
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The clinic, a large house surrounded by single-family homes, is immaculate , smelling of fresh cilantro and coffee beans.
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And yet the most remarkable thing about Gleeson wasn't his immaculate ly creepy looks—it was his immaculate performance.
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Rollerbladers careen down its immaculate sidewalks while couples stroll leisurely past.
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The lighting is immaculate and sometimes unusual, while also quite varied from subject to subject.
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What may we deduce from this wonderful increase of devotion to the Immaculate Mary?
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The carpet of the room had been taken up for the summer, and the floor was of dark red tiles, waxed and immaculate .
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In your radiant and immaculate bosom the divine spark may be enshrined, a place without sullying where it may fitly nestle.
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You, the immaculate pillar of the church—the friend of the outcast—the chief among philanthropists!
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And despite this condition, he was not too shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living room.
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British Dictionary definitions for immaculate adjective completely clean; extremely tidy his clothes were immaculate
completely flawless, etc an immaculate rendering of the symphony
morally pure; free from sin or corruption
biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings
Derived forms of immaculate immaculacy or immaculateness , noun immaculately , adverb Word Origin for immaculate C15: from Latin immaculātus, from im- (not) + macula blemish
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