English Explanatory Dictionary

sinless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without sin; never having sinned.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪnləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sinless.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-sinless.wav

Word forms

sinless more sinless most sinless

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

innocent pure blameless clean clean-handed clean as a hound's tooth clean as a whistle clear dovelike guiltless innocent as the babe unborn innocent as the child unborn irreprehensible nonblameworthy not guilty offenseless righteous sackless sinless unblameable unblameworthy uncalculating unguilty

Antonyms

sinful at fault blameworthy censurable culpable guilty nocent reprehensible to blame

Derived words

sinlessly sinlessness
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