Stainless, a.
Free from stain; immaculate. Shak. The veery care he took to keep his name Stainless, with some was evidence of shame. Crabbe.
Syn. -- Blameless; spotless; faultless. See Blameless.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for stainless; he lists it under innocent, perfect, pure.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
innocentperfectpureabsoluteaccurateblamelesschasteclassicclassicalcleanclearcompletecompletedconsummatecontinentcorrectentirefaultlessfinishedgenuineguilelessguiltlessharmlessholyidealimmaculateincorruptinnocuousinnoxiousinoffensivemererealrightrighteoussheersimplesinlessspotlesstrueunadulteratedunblemisheduncorruptedundefiledunmingledunmixedunpollutedunspottedunstainedunsullieduntainteduntarnisheduprightvirtuous
Antonyms
adulteratedbadblemishedcorruptcorruptedcriminaldefaceddefectivedeficientdefileddeformeddirtyfalliblefaultyfilthyfoulgrossimmodestimperfectimpureincompleteindecentindelicateinferiorinsufficientlewdmarredmeagermixedobscenepervertedpollutedpoorruinedscantshortspoiledstainedsulliedtaintedtarnishedunchasteuncleanworthless