Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see,
Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.
--Pope.
Syn: Blameless; spotless; perfect. See {Blameless}. -- {Fault"less*ly}, adv.-{Fault"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
faultless — I (infallible) adjective above suspicion, absolute, accurate, best, chaste, correct, finished, flawless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, incorruptible, indefectible, intact, irreproachable, letter perfect, literal, irreprehensible, perfect,… … Law dictionary
faultless — mid 14c., having no blemishes or imperfections, from FAULT (Cf. fault) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning having no blame, culpability, or guilt is from 1570s. Related: Faultlessly; faultlessness … Etymology dictionary
faultless — impeccable, flawless, errorless Analogous words: Correct, right, nice, accurate, exact, precise: *perfect, intact, entire, whole Antonyms: faulty … New Dictionary of Synonyms
faultless — [adj] having nothing wrong with it above reproach, accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, crimeless, errorless, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact,… … New thesaurus
faultless — [fôlt′lis] adj. without any fault or defect; perfect faultlessly adv. faultlessness n … English World dictionary
faultless — [[t]fɔ͟ːltləs[/t]] ADJ Something that is faultless is perfect and has no mistakes at all. ...Mary Thomson s faultless and impressive performance on the show... Hans s English was faultless. Syn: flawless Derived words: faultlessly ADV ADV with v … English dictionary
faultless — adjective Date: 14th century having no fault ; irreproachable < faultless workmanship > • faultlessly adverb • faultlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
faultless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flawless, perfect, correct, impeccable; irreproachable, sans peur et sans reproche. See perfection, innocence, purity. Ant., faulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perfect, faultless, impeccable,… … English dictionary for students
faultless — fault|less [ˈfo:ltləs US ˈfo:lt ] adj having no mistakes = ↑perfect ▪ a faultless performance >faultlessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
faultless — fault|less [ fɔltləs ] adjective containing no mistakes at all: a faultless performance ╾ fault|less|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
