flawless

adjective

flaw·​less ˈflȯ-ləs How to pronounce flawless (audio)
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 flawlessThe 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

Examples of flawless in a Sentence

a flawless performance of the piano concerto
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Marc Marquez's crash during the pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang threw a wrench into Ducati's flawless testing record. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Between navigating schoolwork, breakups and feeling like the odd one out in her flawless family, Maddy must craft her new reality for herself amid the diagnosis and its impact on her identity, relationships and aspirations. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company operating a medical transport plane that crashed in Philadelphia Friday night — killing 7 and injuring 19, said the aircraft had flawless maintenance records and was manned by top pilots. Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 Yet ultimately, now that so many shows are technically flawless but conceptually empty, what makes this one excellent is the resonance—the simultaneous relevance and timelessness—of its themes. Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flawless 

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of flawless was in 1659

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“Flawless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawless. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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