[syn: stainless, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stainless \Stain"less\, a.
Free from stain; immaculate. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The very care he took to keep his name
Stainless, with some was evidence of shame. --Crabbe.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Blameless; spotless; faultless. See Blameless.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stainless
adj 1: (of reputation) free from blemishes; "his unsullied
name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: stainless,
unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished]
n 1: steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to
corrosion [syn: stainless steel, stainless, chromium
steel]