immaculate Meaning & Definition
What Does Immaculate Mean?
As an adjective, immaculate means Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy. It is also used to mean Containing no mistakes; free from fault.
Immaculate at a Glance
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈmækjʊlət/ |
| Synonyms | pure, impeccable and perfect |
| Comparative / superlative | more immaculate, most immaculate |
Immaculate Definition (Adjective)
- Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
- Containing no mistakes; free from fault.
- Of a book, manuscript, etc.: having no textual errors.
- Free from sin; morally pure; sinless.
- Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.
- Lacking blotches, spots, or other markings.
Adjective
- Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled, clear, clean, pure.
Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. — Shakespeare, Richard II, V-iii.
- Lacking spots, blotches, or other markings; spotless; unspotted.
Synonyms of Immaculate
Immaculate synonyms and antonyms →Immaculate in a Sentence
Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. — Shakespeare, Richard II, V-iii.
Word Forms & Grammar
immaculate (comparative more immaculate, superlative most immaculate)
Origin of Immaculate
From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”),[1] borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”), from im- (negative prefix) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled, polluted; (figurative) dishonoured”),[2] the perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot, stain; to defile, pollute; (figurative) to dishonour”), from macula (“a blemish, spot, stain; (figurative) blot on one’s character, fault”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smh₂-tló-m (“wiping (?)”), from *smeh₂- (“to rub; to smear”). The word displaced Middle English unwemmed (“pure, untainted”). See also -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, im- + macule + -ate.
Quick Answers About Immaculate
What part of speech is immaculate?
Immaculate is an adjective.
What is another word for immaculate?
You can replace immaculate with words such as pure, impeccable and perfect. See the full list of immaculate synonyms and antonyms.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of immaculate?
The comparative form is more immaculate and the superlative form is most immaculate.