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immaculate

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmækjʊlət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈmækjəlɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i makyə lit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•mac•u•late /ɪˈmækyəlɪt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. free from stain;
    clean:immaculate linen.
  2. free from errors:an immaculate text.
im•mac•u•late•ly, adv. 
im•mac•u•late•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•mac•u•late  (i makyə lit),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean:immaculate linen.
  2. free from moral blemish or impurity;
    pure;
    undefiled.
  3. free from fault or flaw;
    free from errors:an immaculate text.
  4. Biologyhaving no spots or colored marks;
    unicolor.
  • Latin immaculātus unspotted. See im-2, maculate
  • late Middle English 1400–50
im•mac•u•late•ly, adv. 
    2. irreproachable, blameless, unimpeachable, unexceptionable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immaculate /ɪˈmækjʊlɪt/ adj
  1. completely clean; extremely tidy: his clothes were immaculate
  2. completely flawless, etc: an immaculate rendering of the symphony
  3. morally pure; free from sin or corruption
  4. of only one colour, with no spots or markings
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin immaculātus, from im- (not) + macula blemishimˈmaculacy, imˈmaculateness n imˈmaculately adv
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