stainless
[adjective]
Synonyms: chaste, clean, decent, immaculate, modest, pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled, unsullied

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Antonyms: stained
Contrasted words: tainted, tarnished

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stainless adjective & noun. ['steɪnlɪs] L16.
[from STAIN noun + -LESS.]
A. adjective.
1. Esp. fig., of a reputation etc.: without stain or stains. L16.

2. Highly resistant to staining or corrosion. L19.
stainless steel a chromium-steel alloy, usu. containing about 14 per cent of chromium when used for cutlery etc., that does not rust or tarnish under oxidizing conditions.
b. noun. ellipt. Stainless steel; articles made of this. L20.

■ stainlessly adverb (chiefly fig.) L19.

■ stainlessness noun (chiefly fig.) M19.

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