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# spotless

adjective (spotless); adverb spotlessly

«spotless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Spotless means completely clean, without any dirt or marks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#m1)
2. Spotless can also mean without any mistake or fault, as in "a spotless record". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, parents ask for a spotless room or kitchen; restaurants and hospitals must be spotless for hygiene. In stories, a spotless house can show a very neat character. In sport or law, a spotless record means no mistakes or crimes. Phrases: "spotlessly clean", "a spotless record", "keep it spotless".

### Examples

- After an hour of cleaning, the kitchen was spotless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x1)
- The nurse's uniform was spotless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x2)
- My nan keeps her house spotless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x3)
- Our team has a spotless record this season: no defeats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x4)
- The windows were so spotless that the bird flew into them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x5)
- (informal) My bedroom is never spotless, but it's tidy enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x6)
- With his spotless hue, he resembled a snow drift, wafted along by the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/#x7)

### Note

It is spot (a mark) + -less (without), so "without spots". "Spotlessly clean" is a common phrase. Opposite: dirty, grubby, filthy. Be careful: a spotless dog is not one without spotty fur; the word almost always means clean.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spotless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spotless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spotless.html) on Mova free.