Meaning & use
flawlessness
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Meaning
noununcountable
The state or quality of being perfect, with no mistakes or faults.
Grammar: Uncountable noun; used with a singular verb. It is not used with 'a' or 'an'.
Patterns
- the flawlessness of something
- with flawlessness
The flawlessness of her performance amazed everyone.
He admired the flawlessness of the diamond.
The flawlessness of the design left no room for improvement.
Common combinations
- the flawlessness of
- The flawlessness of the plan was evident.
- achieve flawlessness
- The artist strived to achieve flawlessness in every stroke.
- near flawlessness
- The team's near flawlessness in execution was impressive.
Synonyms and how they differ
- perfection
- Perfection is the more common word for the same idea; flawlessness is slightly more formal and emphasizes the absence of faults.
- impeccability
- Impeccability suggests a high standard of correctness, often used for behavior or appearance, while flawlessness can apply to any object or action.
- excellence
- Excellence means very high quality, but not necessarily the absence of all flaws that flawlessness implies.
Opposites
Word family
- flawless adjective
- Perfect; without any faults.
- flawlessly adverb
- In a perfect way; without faults.
- flaw noun
- A fault or weakness.
Commonly confused: flawlessness or flawlessness?
flawlessness vs flawlessness
This is the noun; do not confuse with the adjective 'flawless' or adverb 'flawlessly'.
Practice
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The _____ of the painting was praised by critics.'
Choose one answer.
The sentence needs a noun after 'the', so 'flawlessness' is correct. 'Flawless' is an adjective, 'flawlessly' is an adverb, and 'flaws' is a plural noun meaning faults.
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