faultlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːltləs/,

/ˈfɒltləs/, U.S.

/ˈfɔltləs/,

/ˈfɑltləs/

Etymology: < fault n. + -less suffix.

Free from fault.

1. Without defect, imperfection, or blemish; irreproachable. Said with reference to moral character, physical or intellectual qualities, workmanship, beauty, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective]

holyc1200

lackless1377

faultlessc1400

lily-white1961

squeaky clean1975

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > irreproachable

faultlessc1400

uncriticizable1775

reproachless1801

unquizzable1829

reproofless1832

unreprovable1851

unaccusable1853

airtight1901

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 640 Fyrst he watȝ funden fautlez [MS reads fautleȝ] in his fyue wytteȝ.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 794 Of alle feturez ful fyn & fautlez boþe.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 550 A very faultless young Man.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 16 Whoever thinks a faultless Piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxix. 106 A fautless, insipid equality.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xii. 88 A singularly beautiful bird, faultless in its purity of white.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. x. 506 The faultless model of a ruler.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxxi. 358 Resplendent in yellow coats and faultless hats.

a. That has committed no fault; that is not to blame; guiltless, innocent. Obsolete except with mixture of sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt

unguiltyc893

sacklessa1000

freeOE

unfakenOE

guiltlessc1175

unguiltlessc1330

innocent1382

cleana1400

unsakeda1400

clearc1400

faultlessa1535

unfaulty1548

crimeless1568

untaxablea1610

innoxious1623

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/1 Finallye wer hee faultye were hee faultlesse, attainted was hee by parliament.

?1548 Order Prince in Battayll muste Obserue sig. Ciij^v As well for the fault~lesse, as the gyltie.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. v. 40 For our sinnes he faultlesse suffred paine.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 117 Take the Traytor's head, E're in the faultless Flock the dire Contagion spread.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 305 Rochester..expressed a wish to be informed of the grounds on which the Admiral had been declared faultless.]

†b. occasionally transferred. Not caused by any fault. Also in faultless pardon, a pardon for an alleged offence never committed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > of actions

innocent?1518

faultless1556

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie ii. 151 To take all fautles falles, reioisinglie.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 134 In whome there is no other defect beside his faltles lacke of baptisme.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 575 Obliging the most deserving of his subjects to ask a faultless pardon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	faultless
释义	faultlessadj. Brit. /ˈfɔːltləs/, /ˈfɒltləs/, U.S. /ˈfɔltləs/, /ˈfɑltləs/ Etymology: < fault n. + -less suffix. Free from fault. 1. Without defect, imperfection, or blemish; irreproachable. Said with reference to moral character, physical or intellectual qualities, workmanship, beauty, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective] holyc1200 lackless1377 faultlessc1400 lily-white1961 squeaky clean1975 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > irreproachable faultlessc1400 uncriticizable1775 reproachless1801 unquizzable1829 reproofless1832 unreprovable1851 unaccusable1853 airtight1901 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 640 Fyrst he watȝ funden fautlez [MS reads fautleȝ] in his fyue wytteȝ. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 794 Of alle feturez ful fyn & fautlez boþe. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 550 A very faultless young Man. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 16 Whoever thinks a faultless Piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxix. 106 A fautless, insipid equality. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xii. 88 A singularly beautiful bird, faultless in its purity of white. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. x. 506 The faultless model of a ruler. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxxi. 358 Resplendent in yellow coats and faultless hats. 2. a. That has committed no fault; that is not to blame; guiltless, innocent. Obsolete except with mixture of sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt unguiltyc893 sacklessa1000 freeOE unfakenOE guiltlessc1175 unguiltlessc1330 innocent1382 cleana1400 unsakeda1400 clearc1400 faultlessa1535 unfaulty1548 crimeless1568 untaxablea1610 innoxious1623 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/1 Finallye wer hee faultye were hee faultlesse, attainted was hee by parliament. ?1548 Order Prince in Battayll muste Obserue sig. Ciij^v As well for the fault~lesse, as the gyltie. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. v. 40 For our sinnes he faultlesse suffred paine. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 117 Take the Traytor's head, E're in the faultless Flock the dire Contagion spread. View more context for this quotation 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 305 Rochester..expressed a wish to be informed of the grounds on which the Admiral had been declared faultless.] †b. occasionally transferred. Not caused by any fault. Also in faultless pardon, a pardon for an alleged offence never committed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > of actions innocent?1518 faultless1556 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie ii. 151 To take all fautles falles, reioisinglie. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 134 In whome there is no other defect beside his faltles lacke of baptisme. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 575 Obliging the most deserving of his subjects to ask a faultless pardon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1400
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