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immaculé

immaculate, spotless

adjective ee-mah-kü-LEH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Latin immaculatus (unstained), from in- + macula (spot, stain)

Usage Note

Immaculé can describe physical cleanliness — une chemise immaculée — or moral/religious purity, as in l'Immaculée Conception (the Immaculate Conception). The feminine form is immaculée. In everyday speech it is slightly elevated and suggests perfection beyond merely 'clean', implying no trace of dirt or fault at all.

Examples

"Elle portait une robe blanche immaculée."

Natural Translation

She wore an immaculate white dress.

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