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Where does “spotless” come from?

Spotless derives from Middle English spotles, combining spot with the suffix -les (meaning without or free from).

spotless (English): Exceptionally clean; Impeccable and free from...

Definitions

  1. Exceptionally clean; Impeccable and free from...

Ancestry of “spotless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspotles—

Words derived from “spotless”

  • spotlessly
  • spotlessness
  • unspotless
Every word from Middle English spotles →