faultless

faultless
faultless mid-14c., "having no blemishes or imperfections," from FAULT (Cf. fault) (n.) + -LESS (Cf. -less). Meaning "having no blame, culpability, or guilt" is from 1570s. Related: Faultlessly; faultlessness.

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  • Faultless — Fault less, a. Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem. [1913 Webster] Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faultless — I (infallible) adjective above suspicion, absolute, accurate, best, chaste, correct, finished, flawless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, incorruptible, indefectible, intact, irreproachable, letter perfect, literal, irreprehensible, perfect,… …   Law dictionary

  • faultless — impeccable, flawless, errorless Analogous words: Correct, right, nice, accurate, exact, precise: *perfect, intact, entire, whole Antonyms: faulty …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • faultless — [adj] having nothing wrong with it above reproach, accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, crimeless, errorless, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact,… …   New thesaurus

  • faultless — [fôlt′lis] adj. without any fault or defect; perfect faultlessly adv. faultlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • faultless — [[t]fɔ͟ːltləs[/t]] ADJ Something that is faultless is perfect and has no mistakes at all. ...Mary Thomson s faultless and impressive performance on the show... Hans s English was faultless. Syn: flawless Derived words: faultlessly ADV ADV with v …   English dictionary

  • faultless — adjective Date: 14th century having no fault ; irreproachable < faultless workmanship > • faultlessly adverb • faultlessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • faultless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flawless, perfect, correct, impeccable; irreproachable, sans peur et sans reproche. See perfection, innocence, purity. Ant., faulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perfect, faultless, impeccable,… …   English dictionary for students

  • faultless — fault|less [ˈfo:ltləs US ˈfo:lt ] adj having no mistakes = ↑perfect ▪ a faultless performance >faultlessly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • faultless — fault|less [ fɔltləs ] adjective containing no mistakes at all: a faultless performance ╾ fault|less|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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