stainless

[ steyn-lis ]

/ ˈsteɪn lɪs /

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adjective

having no stain; spotless.

made of stainless steel.

resistant to staining, rusting, the corrosive effect of chemicals, etc.

noun

flatware made of stainless steel.

stainless steel.

Origin of stainless

First recorded in 1580–90; stain + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM stainless

stain·less·ly, adverb stain·less·ness, noun

Words nearby stainless

stained glass, stained glass ceiling, stainer, staines, staining, stainless, stainless steel, stair, stair rod, staircase, staircase phenomenon

Example sentences from the Web for stainless

Are we finally nearing the end of stainless steel's kitchen dominance?

Beyond Stainless |Megan McArdle |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Just as we had the housing bubble, we now seem to be at the apex of the stainless steel bubble.

Beyond Stainless |Megan McArdle |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Stainless signalled higher BTUs coming out of the burners, bigger ovens, and so forth.

Beyond Stainless |Megan McArdle |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
This has complicated the quest for a stainless steel replacement; finishes like "oiled bronze" have already come and gone.

Beyond Stainless |Megan McArdle |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

A year later, casual perusal of HGTV and design catalogues indicates that the rich are indeed moving away from stainless.

Beyond Stainless |Megan McArdle |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I have indeed held it 'sacred as the Grail,' and now I return it to you as stainless as when you gave it.

A Speckled Bird |Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Tancredi burlesques the knightly reverence for a stainless scutcheon by the extravagance of his revenge.

Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds
He was a man of parts and learning, of quick sensibility and stainless virtue.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
She was pure and stainless: let us see to it that such memories are rescued.

The College, the Market, and the Court |Caroline H. Dall
He was renowned and unrivalled as the man of stainless honour: the one living man of his word.

The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for stainless

stainless

/ (ˈsteɪnlɪs) /

adjective

resistant to discoloration, esp discoloration resulting from corrosion; rust-resistant stainless steel

having no blemish a stainless reputation

noun

stainless steel

Derived forms of stainless

stainlessly, adverb

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stainless

adjective

noun

Origin of stainless

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Example sentences from the Web for stainless

British Dictionary definitions for stainless

adjective

noun

Derived forms of stainless

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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stainless

adjective

noun

Origin of stainless

OTHER WORDS FROM stainless

Words nearby stainless

Words related to stainless

Example sentences from the Web for stainless

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adjective

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Derived forms of stainless

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