unstained
3.2
Clean and without marks or dirt
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsteɪnd/
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- To give some perspective, I once second-chaired a "cold-case" murder trial where there was no weapon, no one saw the actual stabbing, and the guy wound up dead a couple of miles from the alleged scene, exsanguinated while wearing unstained light-colored pants, in an unstained snowbank with no footprints around his corpse.
Examples
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The white shirt remained unstained after the dinner party, much to her relief.
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Absolutely unstained.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was proud that the walls were unstained despite the children's messy activities.
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The pristine tablecloth lay unstained on the beautifully set table.
Synonyms
unsullied
vsunstained
5
7.0
Completely clean and not spoiled or stained
stresses literal lack of marks or dirt rather than moral purity
1
9.6
Free from stains, dirt, or a bad reputation
names physical cleanliness and absence of visible spots or stains
undefiled
vsunstained
1
9.9
Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things
is a simple word for being clean and free from stains or dirt
unsoiled
vsunstained
1
3.0
Clean and free from stains or dirt
is a general term for being clean and without marks or discoloration
unspotted
vsunstained
1
6.3
Free of marks, stains, or faults
focuses broadly on being clean and not discolored or dirty
unsmudged
vsunstained
4.2
Clean and clear with no marks or stains
covers general cleanliness and freedom from spots and dirt
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
unstained positive
Morphology
Etymology
Unstained comes from un- ('not') and stain ('spot' or 'mark'), so it means 'not marked' or 'free from spots', which is an easy way to remember a white tablecloth that stays clean all evening.