flawless

adjective

flaw·​less ˈflȯ-ləs 

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

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

flawlessness noun

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

—Plum Sykes

Synonyms

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

Examples of flawless in a Sentence

a flawless performance of the piano concerto

Recent Examples on the Web

The flawless summer weather will continue Tuesday with a high around 80 and mostly sunny skies. —Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024

The casing surrounding the speakers is certainly rigid—as is evident by the distortion-free performance—but special mention has to go to the flawless wood veneer. —Chris Haslam, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024

This set of keys has a snappy, precise typing feel and flawless layout, including dedicated Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys. —Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024

The core conflicts and themes established by Beattie’s screenplay — a screenplay Mann considered flawless in its structure — remain compelling and provocative, and Mann’s visual expression of the movie’s moral questions is beautiful and haunting. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2