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stainless
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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stainless
  2. stainless steel
  3. nickel-chromium stainless steel

1stain·less

adjective \ˈstān-ləs\

Definition of STAINLESS

1
: free from stain or stigma <the stainless purity of his boyish life — Oscar Wilde>
2
a : highly resistant to stain or corrosion
b : made from materials resistant to stain <stainless silverware>
— stain·less·ly adverb

Examples of STAINLESS

  1. <nothing less than a perfectly stainless sheet of parchment would do for a diploma>

First Known Use of STAINLESS

circa 1586

Related to STAINLESS

Synonyms
antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, clean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
Antonyms
besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleaned

Rhymes with STAINLESS

brainless, grainless, painless

2stainless

noun

Definition of STAINLESS

: tableware made of stainless steel

First Known Use of STAINLESS

1953

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