faultless

adjective

fault·​less ˈfȯlt-ləs How to pronounce faultless (audio)
: having no fault : irreproachable
faultless workmanship
faultlessly adverb
faultlessness noun

Examples of faultless in a Sentence

this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless.
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There are a couple of wobbly moments from clearances that slice and drag straight out of play, but otherwise Onana is faultless. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 That philosophy has translated into a menu that is smaller, more focused, and, in my personal opinion, faultless. Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The pain of that psychological turmoil — a different classic American myth — was honored in Paul Dano’s faultless Brian Wilson characterization in the 2015 movie Love and Mercy. Armond White, National Review, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for faultless

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of faultless was in the 14th century

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“Faultless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faultless. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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