taintless

adjective

Definition of taintlessnext
as in pure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taintless
  1. pure
  2. untainted
  3. unsullied
  4. unpolluted
  5. wholesome
  6. spotless
  7. unsoiled
  8. immaculate
Adjective
  • Looking at total equivalent units shifted, which include streams and not just pure purchases, the Blackpink musician’s project moved 33,300 copies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Detailing the extraordinary journey of double bassist Orin O'Brien, who was the first full-time female member of the New York Philharmonic, this short film captures the glorious world of rehearsals, music classes, tiny apartments, and pure music geekery.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Cher's an untainted soul who has never done anything bad to anybody.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
Definition of untainted
Adjective
  • But the French upper class, either idealists or simply oblivious, believed their beautiful capital would remain unsullied.
    Ruth Peltason, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
  • Though this was at a time when homosexuality was still widely frowned upon, the pair managed to break through on pure, unsullied vision.
    Michael Cuby, Them, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of unsullied
Adjective
  • Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
Definition of unpolluted
Adjective
  • This trendsetter has cut through the noise with a family of brands boasting non-starchy carbohydrates, wholesome fiber sources, and a meat-first limited ingredient list.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But a trickle of lurid headlines and lawsuits this decade, which followed the 2010s’ reassessment of stories of abuse from Dr. Dre’s past, suggests that his relative wholesome turn is not the entire picture.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of wholesome
Adjective
  • Under Burns’s watch, the CIA’s record wasn’t spotless.
    Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And the 21 spacious rooms and breezy lobby and restaurants are spotless.
    Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of spotless
Adjective
  • Causeway Street remains unsoiled.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • An adulteration to Balenciaga's unsoiled $625 Paris sneaker, the distressed version costs more than double: $1,850.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
Definition of unsoiled
Adjective
  • Guests throughout the year are dazzled by Fulk’s exquisite interiors and immaculate attention to detail, but the holidays will bring something special.
    Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For most of the restaurant’s existence, Herrera sat on a chair at the counter, with immaculate red nails, taking orders and writing the names of customers on paper bags.
    Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of immaculate
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