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adjective flaw·less \ ˈflȯ-ləs \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of flawless

1 :having no flaw or imperfection :perfect

a flawless performance

flawless beauty

flawless diction

The decor is elegant, the service is flawless and the food is exquisite.
—Anthony Dias Blue

2 of a gemstone :free of defects :having no internal flaws

Some diamond experts dispute that a set diamond can be truly flawless, saying it can be only internally flawless …
—The New York Times Style Magazine

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flawlessly

adverb

- performed flawlessly
- You know the moments: a computer that has worked flawlessly for as long as you can remember stubbornly refuses to boot one morning.
- —Personal Computer

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flawlessness

noun

- The trouble with having spectacular diamonds for the night was finding an ensemble worthy of such flawlessness.
- —Plum Sykes

First Known Use of flawless

1659

flawless Synonyms

Synonyms

absolute, faultless, perfect, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, letter-perfect, picture-book, picture-perfect, seamless, unblemished

Antonyms

amiss, bad, censurable, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, reproachable

Related Words

consummate, expert, masterly; classic, dandy, excellent, fabulous, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), prime, superb, superior, superlative, terrific, top, top-notch, unsurpassed; completed, finished, perfected, polished; complete, entire, intact, whole; mint, unbruised, undamaged, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unspoiled; exceptional, fancy, high-grade, special; airtight, bulletproof; accurate, correct, exact, precise; inerrant, infallible, unerring, unfailing

Near Antonyms

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, wanting; unfinished, unpolished; fallible; blemished, blighted, broken, damaged, defaced, disfigured, impaired, injured, malformed, marred, misshapen, spoiled, vitiated; atrocious, execrable, wretched; imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, wrong

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