flawless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfloːləs/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈflɔːləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈ-lɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈflɔləs/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /ˈflɑləs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈflɔləs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From flaw + -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’).
Meanings
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Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
I'm confident our military is ready to fulfill this mission today. Our troops continue to execute complex and dangerous missions far from home with flawless precision, as we've just seen in the Persian Gulf. Our challenge is to retain the ability to do this as we carry out our entire defense strategy.
1999 January 2, William J[efferson] Clinton, “The President’s Radio Address”, in William J. Clinton: 1999 (In Two Books) (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States), book I (January 1 to June 30, 1999), Washington, D.C.: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration; United States Government Printing Office, published 2000, →OCLC, page 1:Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; [...]
1889, Mathilde Blind, “[Poems of the Open Air.] Reapers.”, in The Ascent of Man, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 140:The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless.
City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record.
2013 December 26, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2 – 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2019:Then he carefully examined the trunk, going over it with a magnifying glass. He found it intact: the steel bands were flawless; the whole trunk was compact into unity.
1911, Bram Stoker, “The Chest Opened”, in The Lair of the White Worm, London: William Rider and Son, […], →OCLC, page 114:[W]hen I write of Sacred ſubjects, I had rather a Book of mine ſhould reſemble the Moon, which, though ſhe be but Small, leſs Elevated, and full of Imperfections, lends yet an Uſeful Light to Men, and produces here and there a Motion that obeys a Heavenly Influence; than a Star of the Firſt Magnitude, which though more High, more Vaſt, and more Flawleſs, ſhines only bright enough to make it Self Conſpicuous.
1663, Robert Boyle, “To the Earl of Orrery, One of the Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland, Lord President of the Province of Mounster, &c.”, in Some Considerations Touching the Style of the H[oly] Scriptures. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC:Dr. Peyton, a principal physician, and rich in all the attributes that go to constitute high and flawless character, did all that educated judgment and trained skill could do for Henry; but, as the newspapers had said in the beginning, his hurts were past help.
1883, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “A Catastrophe”, in Life on the Mississippi, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, →OCLC, page 245:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more flawless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most flawless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
faulty · flawed · flawed · defective · flawful
Coordinates
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
impeccable · impeccable · ideal · faultless · irreproachable · flawless · pristine · faultless · immaculate · infallible · unblemished · indefectible · perfect
Translations (76)
be бездако́рны (without flaws — see also perfect) · cy di-fefl (without flaws — see also perfect) · de perfekt (without flaws — see also perfect) · nl foutloos (without flaws — see also perfect) · de fehlerfrei (without flaws — see also perfect) · it perfetto (without flaws — see also perfect) · cy heb fai (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv fulländad (without flaws — see also perfect) · be беззага́нны (without flaws — see also perfect) · be безгане́бны (without flaws — see also perfect) · eo perfekta (without flaws — see also perfect) · fi täydellinen (without flaws — see also perfect) · fr parfait (without flaws — see also perfect) · nl feilloos (without flaws — see also perfect) · de einwandfrei (without flaws — see also perfect) · nl vlekkeloos (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv fläckfri (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv oklanderlig (without flaws — see also perfect) · pl bezbłędny (without flaws — see also perfect) · enm lasteles (without flaws — see also perfect) · eo senpeka (without flaws — see also perfect) · pt impecável (without flaws — see also perfect) · et veatu (without flaws — see also perfect) · mi takarepakore (without flaws — see also perfect) · es sin fallas / defectos (without flaws — see also perfect) · hy անթերի (without flaws — see also perfect) · kmr bêqusûr (without flaws — see also perfect) · kmr bê-êb (without flaws — see also perfect) · ru безукори́зненный (without flaws — see also perfect) · de fehlerlos (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv otadlig (without flaws — see also perfect) · id tanpa cacat (without flaws — see also perfect) · be беззава́дны (without flaws — see also perfect) · mk беспрекорен (without flaws — see also perfect) · lv perfekts (without flaws — see also perfect) · it impeccabile (without flaws — see also perfect) · io perfekta (without flaws — see also perfect) · ru без изъя́на (without flaws — see also perfect) · cy di-nam (without flaws — see also perfect) · mi pāruhiruhi (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv makalös (without flaws — see also perfect) · bg бездефектен (without flaws — see also perfect) · ko 완벽한 (without flaws — see also perfect) · de makellos (without flaws — see also perfect) · is lýtalaus (without flaws — see also perfect) · hu hibátlan (without flaws — see also perfect) · pt sem falhas (without flaws — see also perfect) · lt beydis (without flaws — see also perfect) · cs bezchybný (without flaws — see also perfect) · es impecable (without flaws — see also perfect) · cmn 完美 (without flaws — see also perfect) · ca perfecte (without flaws — see also perfect) · bg безупречен (without flaws — see also perfect) · lv nevainojams (without flaws — see also perfect) · ja 完璧 (without flaws — see also perfect) · sv felfri (without flaws — see also perfect) · ru соверше́нный (without flaws — see also perfect) · ga foirfe (without flaws — see also perfect) · es intachable (without flaws — see also perfect) · fi virheetön (without flaws — see also perfect) · io senmakula (without flaws — see also perfect) · io sendefekta (without flaws — see also perfect) · mi paruhi (without flaws — see also perfect) · tr kusursuz (without flaws — see also perfect) · pt perfeito (without flaws — see also perfect) · kmr bêkêmasî (without flaws — see also perfect) · ru безупре́чный (without flaws — see also perfect) · pl doskonały (without flaws — see also perfect) · es perfecto (without flaws — see also perfect) · cmn 完美無瑕 /完美无瑕 (without flaws — see also perfect) · fr impeccable (without flaws — see also perfect) · hu tökéletes (without flaws — see also perfect) · ga gan locht (without flaws — see also perfect) · it levigato (without flaws — see also perfect) · hu makulátlan (without flaws — see also perfect) · cmn 無瑕 /无瑕 (without flaws — see also perfect)