Standard Lemma guide

flawless

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈflɔːləs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈ-lɪs/
  • Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /ˈfloːləs/
  • General-American: /ˈflɔləs/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈflɑləs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈflɔləs/
  • rhymes with -ɔːləs
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AO1 L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: faultless, impeccable

Antonyms: flawed, flawful

2

verb

Meaning 2

To win a fight against (a player) without losing health.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • I got flawlessed again. I'm so bad at this game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

without a flaw

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flawless gemstone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unflawed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From flaw + -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’).

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անթերի (antʻeri) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Belarusian: бездако́рны (bjezdakórny) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Belarusian: безгане́бны (bjezhanjébny) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Belarusian: беззага́нны (bjezzahánny) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Belarusian: беззава́дны (bjezzavádny) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Bulgarian: бездефектен (bezdefekten) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Bulgarian: безупречен (bezuprečen) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Catalan: perfecte — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完美 (wánměi) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完美無瑕 /完美无瑕 (wánměi wúxiá) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無瑕 /无瑕 (wúxiá) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Czech: bezchybný — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Dutch: feilloos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Dutch: foutloos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Dutch: vlekkeloos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Esperanto: senpeka — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Esperanto: perfekta — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Estonian: veatu — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Finnish: täydellinen — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Finnish: virheetön — without flaws — see also perfect
  • French: impeccable — without flaws — see also perfect
  • French: parfait — without flaws — see also perfect
  • German: fehlerlos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • German: einwandfrei — without flaws — see also perfect
  • German: makellos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • German: perfekt — without flaws — see also perfect
  • German: fehlerfrei — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Hungarian: hibátlan — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Hungarian: makulátlan — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Hungarian: tökéletes — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Icelandic: lýtalaus — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Ido: perfekta — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Ido: sendefekta — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Ido: senmakula — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Indonesian: tanpa cacat — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Irish: foirfe — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Irish: gan locht — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Italian: impeccabile — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Italian: perfetto — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Italian: levigato — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Japanese: 完璧 (kanpeki) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Korean: 완벽한 (wanbyeokhan) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Northern Kurdish: bêkêmasî — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Northern Kurdish: bêqusûr — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Northern Kurdish: bê-êb — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Latvian: nevainojams — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Latvian: perfekts — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Lithuanian: beydis — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Macedonian: беспрекорен (besprekoren) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Māori: paruhi — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Māori: pāruhiruhi — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Māori: takarepakore — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Polish: bezbłędny — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Polish: doskonały — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Portuguese: impecável — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Portuguese: perfeito — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Portuguese: sem falhas — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Russian: без изъя́на (bez izʺjána) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Russian: безукори́зненный (bezukoríznennyj) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Russian: безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Russian: соверше́нный (soveršénnyj) — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Spanish: impecable — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Spanish: perfecto — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Spanish: sin fallas / defectos — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Spanish: intachable — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: felfri — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: fläckfri — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: fulländad — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: makalös — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: oklanderlig — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Swedish: otadlig — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Turkish: kusursuz — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Welsh: di-fefl — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Welsh: di-nam — without flaws — see also perfect
  • Welsh: heb fai — without flaws — see also perfect