Blameless

Definition: Blameless

Blameless

Adjective

1. Free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation".

Date "blameless" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Blameless

Synonyms: inculpable (adj), irreproachable (adj), unimpeachable (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Innocence	Inculpable, unculpable; unblamed, unblamable; blameless, unfallen, inerrable, above suspicion; irreproachable, irreprovable, irreprehensible; unexceptionable, unobjectionable, unimpeachable; salvable; venial.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Blameless

English words defined with "blameless": acquitted ♦ blamelessly ♦ evermore ♦ forevermore ♦ inculpable, Innocent party, Irreprehensible, irreproachable, irreproachably, Irreprovable ♦ not guilty ♦ To be without rebuke ♦ unimpeachable, Unrebukable, Unshent ♦ Witeless. (references)

Specialty definitions using "blameless": Pillory ♦ trial ♦ Vivien. (references)

Etymologies containing "blameless": Unshent ♦ Witeless. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Blameless (reference) Blameless Lives (reference) Chimpanzees are blameless creatures: poems (reference) Harmless poisons, blameless sins (reference) Nameless, Blameless, and Without Shame: A Character Study of the Two Cannibal Mothers (2 Kings 6:24-33 (Interfaces (Collegeville, Minn.).) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Alexander Pope	How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Seneca	No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	I never can be blameless.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Then, also, the blameless purity of her life during all these years in which she had been set apart to infamy, was reckoned largely in her favour.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Minorities	Bulgaria	The Sofia Military Court ruled that Markov was blameless in the incident; an appeal to the Military Appellate Court was pending at year's end. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	TRIAL, n. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. In order to effect this purpose it is necessary to supply a contrast in the person of one who is called the defendant, the prisoner, or the accused. If the contrast is made sufficiently clear this person is made to undergo such an affliction as will give the virtuous gentlemen a comfortable sense of their immunity, added to that of their worth. In our day the accused is usually a human being, or a socialist, but in mediaeval times, animals, fishes, reptiles and insects were brought to trial. A beast that had taken human life, or practiced sorcery, was duly arrested, tried and, if condemned, put to death by the public executioner. Insects ravaging grain fields, orchards or vineyards were cited to appeal by counsel before a civil tribunal, and after testimony, argument and condemnation, if they continued in contumaciam the matter was taken to a high ecclesiastical court, where they were solemnly excommunicated and anathematized. In a street of Toledo, some pigs that had wickedly run between the viceroy's legs, upsetting him, were arrested on a warrant, tried and punished. In Naples and ass was condemned to be burned at the stake, but the sentence appears not to have been executed. D'Addosio relates from the court records many trials of pigs, bulls, horses, cocks, dogs, goats, etc., greatly, it is believed, to the betterment of their conduct and morals. In 1451 a suit was brought against the leeches infesting some ponds about Berne, and the Bishop of Lausanne, instructed by the faculty of Heidelberg University, directed that some of "the aquatic worms" be brought before the local magistracy. This was done and the leeches, both present and absent, were ordered to leave the places that they had infested within three days on pain of incurring "the malediction of God." In the voluminous records of this cause celebre nothing is found to show whether the offenders braved the punishment, or departed forthwith out of that inhospitable jurisdiction.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	We, the United States, are not blameless.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Blameless" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.81% of the time. "Blameless" is used about 84 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	98.81%	83	36,350
Noun (proper)	1.19%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	84	N/A

Language		Translations for "blameless"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pafajshëm (clear, guiltless, harmless, innocent, not implicated). (various references)

Arabic		‏طاهر الذيل (pure), ‏برئ (angelic, artless, clear, guileless, guiltless, harmless, honest, inculpable, ingenuous, innocent, naive, pure, simple, starry eyed, white). (various references)

Bulgarian		невинен (artless, clean-handed, guileless, guiltless, innocent, irreproachable, sinless, unblamable, unoffending, unsophisticated, virginal, white, white-handed, wide-eyed), безупречен (faultless, flawless, immaculate, indefectible, irreproachable, spotless, undeniable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable). (various references)

Chinese		� 过失 (infallible). (various references)

Czech		nevinný (all right, dewy-eyed, guiltless, innocent, innocuous, not guilty, white). (various references)

Finnish		nuhteeton (above reproach, irreproachable), moitteeton (faultless, irreproachable). (various references)

French		sans reproche, irréprochable. (various references)

German		tadellos (blamelessly, faultless, first class, flawless, immaculate, immaculately, impeccable, irreproachable, irreproachably, perfect, polished, reproachless, splendid, spotless, stainless, unblemished, untainted), schuldlos (guiltless, innocent), tadellosem. (various references)

Greek		άμεμπτοσ (irreproachable, polished, spotless, unblamable, unblemished, unexceptionable, unimpeachable), άψογοσ (faultless, flawless, impeccable, irreproachable, unblamed). (various references)

Hebrew		תמים (complete, entire, guileless, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naןve, simple, unsophisticated, upright, whole), חף מפשע (guiltless, inculpable, innocent). (various references)

Hungarian		feddhetetlen (beyond reproach, clean-handed, impeccable, irreproachable, unblemished, untouched, white). (various references)

Indonesian		tak bersalah. (various references)

Italian		irreprensibile (faultless, irreproachable, unimpeachable), innocente (clean, crimeless, guiltless, innocent, not guilty, pure, sinless). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		無辜 (innocent). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		む�" (innocent, son-in-law). (various references)

Korean		결백한 (innocent). (various references)

Manx		neuvoiljagh, neuloghtagh (faultless, impeccable, innocent, irreprehensible, sinless, unblamable), neuchyndagh (guiltless, innocent, irreproachable), meechyndagh (inculpable, inculpable person, unblamable), gyn loght (faultless, flawless, guiltless, impeccable, innocent, model, unexceptional), gyn foill (faultless), gyn cron (immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, stainless). (various references)

Pig Latin		amelessblay

Portuguese		sem culpa (guiltless, innocent, unoffending), inocente (clear, guilty, harmless, immaculate, ingenuous, innocent, inoffensive, lambrequin, shirt-sleeve, sinless, taintless, unoffending, unsophisticated). (various references)

Romanian		perfect (a1, absolute, accomplished, all right, classic, consummate, faultless, flawless, good enough, okay, out and out, perfect, perfectly, pure, quite so, right-down, ripe, that's fine, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, tiptop, total, unimpeachable), nevinovat (chaste, childlike, harmless, immaculate, innocent, not guilty, pure, sackless, silly, simple, white), ireproşabil (faultless, faultlessly, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, irreproachably, unimpeachable). (various references)

Russian		безупречный (faultless, flawless, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, lily white, perfect, polished, pure, stainless, taintless, unblamable, unblemished, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unimpechable, unimprovable). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nevin (childlike, clean-handed, guiltless, innocent, lily white, unblamable, undeserving, virgin). (various references)

Spanish		irreprochable (irreproachable). (various references)

Swedish		tadellös, otadlig (fair), oskyldig (guiltless, innocent), oklanderlig (faultless, immaculate, impecable, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, undeniable, unexceptionable). (various references)

Turkish		suçsuz (clean-handed, guiltless, harmless, not guilty), masum (clear, guiltless, harmless, immaculate, ingenuous, innocent, lamblike, sinless, wide-eyed), kusursuz (accomplished, beyond reproach, capital, clean, correct, excellent, faultless, final, flawless, free from taint, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, perfect, precise, root and branch, taintless, the dandy, the perfect, thorough, thoroughgoing, unblemished, unimpeachable), kabahatsiz. (various references)

Turkmen		gьnдsiz (innocent). (various references)

Ukranian		бездоганний (faultless, flawless, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, paragon, pure, scrupulous, stainless, taintless, thoroughbred, unexceptionable, unimpeachable). (various references)

Vietnamese		không thể khiển trách được; vô tội, không có lỗi. (various references)

Welsh		difeius (faultless), difai (faultless), diargyhoedd. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	innocens, pura, puram, puras, pure, purior, purissimam, purissimas, purissimi, purissimo, purissimum, puritatem, puro, purum, purus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 1, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Hsan de dikaioi amfoteroi enwpion tou qeou poreuomenoi en pasaiV taiV entolaiV kai dikaiwmasin tou kuriou amemptoi
Latin	405	Vulgate	Erant autem iusti ambo ante Deum incedentes in omnibus mandatis et iustificationibus Domini sine querella
Old English	990	West Saxon	Soðlice hig wæron butu rihtwise beforan gode. Gangende on eallum his bebodum and rihtwisnessum butan wrohte.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Booth were perfect before God and walked in all the lawes and ordinaces of the Lorde that no man coulde fynde fawte with them.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 1, Verse 6
Cebuano	Sa atubangan sa Dios sila pulos mga matarung, dili masaway sa ilang paggawi diha sa tanang kasugoan ug kalagdaan sa Ginoo.
Croatian	Oboje bijahu pravedni pred Bogom: živjeli su besprijekorno po svim zapovijedima i odredbama Gospodnjim.
Danish	Men de vare begge retfærdige for Gud og vandrede udadlelige i alle Herrens Bud og Forskrifter.
Dutch	En zij waren beiden rechtvaardig voor God, wandelende in al de geboden en rechten des Heeren, onberispelijk.
Finnish	He olivat molemmat hurskaita Jumalan edessä, vaeltaen kaikissa Herran käskyissä ja säädöksissä nuhteettomina.
French	Tous deux étaient justes devant Dieu, observant d`une manière irréprochable tous les commandements et toutes les ordonnances du Seigneur.
German	Sie waren aber alle beide fromm vor Gott und wandelten in allen Geboten und Satzungen des HERRN untadelig.
Hungarian	És mind a ketten igazak valának az Isten elõtt, kik az Úrnak minden parancsolataiban és rendeléseiben feddhetetlenül jártak.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kehidupan suami istri itu menyenangkan hati Allah. Keduanya mentaati semua perintah dan Hukum Tuhan dengan sepenuhnya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Adapun keduanya itu taat kepada Allah, serta menurut segala firman dan hukum-hukum Tuhan dengan tiada bercela.
Italian	Erano giusti davanti a Dio, osservavano irreprensibili tutte le leggi e le prescrizioni del Signore.
Manx Gaelic	As v'ad ny-neesht cairagh kiongoyrt rish Jee, gimmeeaght ayns ooilley annaghyn as oardaghyn y Chiarn gyn loght.
Maori	He hunga tika hoki raua i te aroaro o te Atua, kahore he he o ta raua haere i runga i nga kupu ako katoa, i nga tikanga a te Ariki.
Norwegian	De var begge rettferdige for Gud, og vandret ulastelig i alle Herrens bud og forskrifter.
Portuguese	Ambos eram justos diante de Deus, andando irrepreensíveis em todos os mandamentos e preceitos do Senhor.
Rumanian	Amkndoi erau neprihqniyi knaintea lui Dumnezeu, wi pqzeau fqrq patq toate poruncile wi toate rknduielile Domnului.
Shuar	Yúsjaisha Sakaríassha Irisapítcha Mái-metek pénker ármiayi. Yus akupkamia nunasha umirin ármiayi. Tuma asamtai penkesha Chíkich niin yajauch chicharkatin atsuarmiayi.
Spanish	Ambos eran justos delante de Dios y vivían irreprensiblemente en todos los mandamientos y ordenanzas del Señor.
Swahili	Wote wawili walikuwa wanyofu mbele ya Mungu, wakiishi kwa kufuata amri na maagizo yote ya Bwana bila lawama.
Swedish	De voro båda rättfärdiga inför Gud och vandrade ostraffligt efter alla Herrens bud och stadgar.
Uma	Tau hancamoko toera, monoa' ingku-ra hi poncilo Alata'ala, apa' ratuku' hawe'ea parenta pai' atura Pue' hante uma ria kasalaia' -na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "blameless": blamelessly, blamelessness, blamelessnesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Blameless" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Blemleys. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "blameless" (pronounced blā"mlus)
5	-ā" m l u s	aimless, nameless, shameless.
4	-m l u s	bottomless, harmless, homeless, limbless, seamless, timeless, victimless.
3	-l u s	accomplice, acropolis, ageless, airless, Amaryllis, anomalous, atlas, bacillus, backless, balas, baseless, bloodless, bolus, boneless, boundless, brainless, breathless, calculus, callous, callus, careless, Carolus, cashless, ceaseless, childless, classless, cloudless, clueless, Colas, colorless, cordless, countless, cutlass, defenseless, digitalis, directionless, doubtless, driverless, ductless, earless, effortless, endless, expressionless, eyeless, fabulous, faceless, fatherless, fearless, featherless, featureless, feckless, fellas, fenceless, flawless, flightless, frictionless, frivolous, fruitless, Gallus, garrulous, gladiolus, godless, graceless, groundless, guileless, guiltless, hairless, hapless, headless, heartless, helpless, hopeless, hornless, humorless, incredulous, irregardless, issueless, jealous, jobless, keyless, lactobacillus, landless, lawless, leaderless, leafless, legless, libelous, lifeless, limitless, listless, loveless, luckless, malice, marvelous, meaningless, meatless, megalopolis, merciless, meticulous, metropolis, mindless, miraculous, motherless, motionless, nautilus, nebulous, necklace, necropolis, needless, odorless, overzealous, Oxalis, painless, palace, paperless, peerless, pendulous, penniless, perilous, pilotless, pitiless, pointless, polis, populace, populous, powerless, priceless, prothallus, purposeless, querulous, reckless, regardless, relentless, remorseless, restless, ridiculous, riskless, rootless, rudderless, ruthless, scandalous, scoreless, scrupulous, scurrilous, selfless, senseless, sexless, shapeless, shiftless, skinless, sleepless, sleeveless, smokeless, solace, soulless, speechless, spineless, spotless, stainless, stateless, stimulus, stylus, surplus, syphilis, tantalus, tasteless, thankless, thoughtless, ticketless, tieless, tireless, toothless, topless, treeless, trellis, tremulous, unscrupulous, useless, valueless, voiceless, warrantless, weightless, windlass, windowless, wireless, witless, wordless, worthless, zealous, zipless.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-l-l-m-s-s"
	-1 letter: assemble, beamless, mealless.
	-2 letters: mallees, measles.
	-3 letters: abeles, allees, ambles, belles, blames, easels, labels, leases, mallee, measle, sables, selles, sesame, smalls, smells.
	-4 letters: abele, ables, allee, almes, amble, bales, balls, balms, bases, beams, belle, bells, bemas, blame, blams, blase, bless, easel, eases, label, lambs, lames, lases, lease, mabes, males, malls, masse, meals, mells, mesas.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-l-l-m-s-s"
	+1 letter: semblables.
	+2 letters: blamelessly.
	+4 letters: blamelessness.
	+5 letters: lamentableness, neoliberalisms.
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