flawless

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈflɔː.ləs/
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/ˈflɔː.ləs/ · /ˈflɔː.lɪs/ · /ˈflɔ.ləs/ · /ˈflɔ.lɪs/ · /ˈflɑ.ləs/ · /ˈflɑ.lɪs/

Definition of flawless

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
    “The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless.”
    “[W]hen I write of Sacred ſubjects, I had rather a Book of mine ſhould reſemble the Moon, which, though ſhe be but Small, leſs Elevated, and full of Imperfections, lends yet an Uſeful Light to Men, and produces here and there a Motion that obeys a Heavenly Influence; than a Star of the Firſt Magnitude, which though more High, more Vaſt, and more Flawleſs, ſhines only bright enough to make it Self Conſpicuous.”
    “Dr. Peyton, a principal physician, and rich in all the attributes that go to constitute high and flawless character, did all that educated judgment and trained skill could do for Henry; but, as the newspapers had said in the beginning, his hurts were past help.”
    “Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; [...]”
    “Then he carefully examined the trunk, going over it with a magnifying glass. He found it intact: the steel bands were flawless; the whole trunk was compact into unity.”
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adj

  1. Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
    “The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless.”
    “[W]hen I write of Sacred ſubjects, I had rather a Book of mine ſhould reſemble the Moon, which, though ſhe be but Small, leſs Elevated, and full of Imperfections, lends yet an Uſeful Light to Men, and produces here and there a Motion that obeys a Heavenly Influence; than a Star of the Firſt Magnitude, which though more High, more Vaſt, and more Flawleſs, ſhines only bright enough to make it Self Conſpicuous.”
    “Dr. Peyton, a principal physician, and rich in all the attributes that go to constitute high and flawless character, did all that educated judgment and trained skill could do for Henry; but, as the newspapers had said in the beginning, his hurts were past help.”
    “Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; [...]”
    “Then he carefully examined the trunk, going over it with a magnifying glass. He found it intact: the steel bands were flawless; the whole trunk was compact into unity.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To win a fight against (a player) without losing health.
    “I got flawlessed again. I'm so bad at this game.”

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Etymology

From flaw + -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’).

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