sinless

S1I1N1L1E1S1S1
/ˈsɪnləs/

adjective

Without sin; never having sinned.

Similar
innocentpureblamelesscleanclean-handedclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistleclear
Opposite
sinfulat faultblameworthycensurableculpable
OriginMiddle English synneles ← Old English synlēas ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz →
UncommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectivesinless (comparative more sinless, superlative most sinless)

comparative more sinless · superlative most sinless

  1. Without sin; never having sinned.

    Synonyms: innocent, pure, blameless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear · Antonyms: sinful, at fault, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty, nocent, reprehensible

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout sin; never having sinned.

Similar
innocentpureblamelesscleanclean-handedclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistlecleardovelikeguiltlessinnocentinnocent as the babe unborninnocent as the child unbornirreprehensiblenonblameworthynot guiltyoffenselesspurerighteoussackless
Opposite
sinfulat faultblameworthycensurableculpableguiltynocentreprehensibleto blame

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefree from sin

Similar
impeccantinnocentvirtuous
Also see
dovelikeimpeccantinnocentinnocent as the babe unborninnocent as the child unbornrighteoussacklessvirtuous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sunjō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sunnju
  4. Old Englishsynn
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  7. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  9. Old Englishsynlēas
  10. Middle Englishsynneles
  11. Englishsinless

From Middle English synneles, senneles, from Old English synlēas (“without sin; sinless”), equivalent to sin + -less. Compare Dutch zondeloos (“sinless”), German Low German sündelos, sündlos (“sinless”), German sündenlos (“sinless”), Icelandic syndlaus (“sinless”).

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Translations

Bulgarian безгрешен
  • безгрешен (bezgrešen)without sin
Czech bezhříšný
  • bezhříšnýwithout sin
Danish syndeløs, syndefri
  • syndeløswithout sin
  • syndefriwithout sin
Dutch zondeloos
  • zondelooswithout sin
Esperanto senpeka
  • senpekawithout sin
Finnish synnitön
  • synnitönwithout sin
German sündenlos, sündenfrei
  • sündenloswithout sin
  • sündenfreiwithout sin
  • unbeflecktwithout sin
  • untadeligwithout sin
Greek αναμάρτητος
  • αναμάρτητος (anamártitos)without sin
Icelandic syndlaus
  • syndlauswithout sin
Latin impeccans
  • impeccanswithout sin
Polish bezgrzeszny
  • bezgrzesznywithout sin
Portuguese imaculado
  • imaculadowithout sin
Russian безгре́шный, безукори́зненный
  • безгре́шный (bezgréšnyj)without sin
  • безукори́зненный (bezukoríznennyj)without sin
  • безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj)without sin
Swedish syndfri
  • syndfriwithout sin
Turkish günahsız, suçsuz
  • günahsızwithout sin
  • suçsuzwithout sin
Ukrainian безгрі́шний
  • безгрі́шний (bezhríšnyj)without sin
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