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speckless

speckless

5.5
Completely clean with no spots or marks
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɛkləs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : inmaculado
  • After the storm, the beach was speckless, with not a single piece of litter in sight.

Examples

  • She wore a speckless white dress that looked stunning for the occasion.

  • The ground had been patiently tilled and turned over, cleared of grass and rubbish, then patted down again, swept smooth and speckless as an infield.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The house was speckless after the cleaning crew finished their work.

Synonyms

spotless
vsspeckless
41 2.5

Completely clean with no stains or dirt

focuses on flawless surface even at a very small scale
immaculate
vsspeckless
36 5.9

Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains

puts extra weight on absence of tiny physical marks rather than neatness
spick-and-span
vsspeckless
3 4.2

Very clean and tidy, looking almost new

focuses more on lack of small marks than just looking neat
spic-and-span
vsspeckless
3 4.9

Completely clean and tidy with no dust or dirt

is concerned specifically with being free from tiny visible marks
immaculately clean
vsspeckless
1 4.1

Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks

stresses absolute lack of any tiny marks rather than general tidiness
unspotted
vsspeckless
1 6.3

Free of marks, stains, or faults

is similar but highlights physical cleanliness more than moral purity
unsmudged
vsspeckless
4.2

Clean and clear with no marks or stains

is broader, applying to all stains and marks not only smears

Antonyms

525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

1 2.6

Marked or colored by something that is hard to remove

How Clean

speckless
  • Archaic
5.5
clean
1.0
dirty
525 1.0
stained
1 2.6

Surface Forms

speckless positive

Morphology

speckless = speck (transparent) = speck + less

Formed by the noun 'speck' + productive suffix '-less'; the meaning 'without specks' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Speckless is made from speck ('a very small spot') and -less ('without'), so it means 'without any spots' or perfectly clean. Think of a white shirt with not a single tiny spot, and that image helps you remember the meaning.