stainless
stainless adjective: describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. Also the ellipsis of stainless steel.
Adjective
stainless (not comparable)
- Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
- Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International.2024 January 26, Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, “Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- rustproof, inoxidizable
- Unmarked, spotless.
- Free from sin; morally pure.
- After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 28
Also used as
stainless is also the ellipsis of stainless steel.
stainless meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
stainless in Hindi
- स्टेईनलेस, स्टेइनलेस
stainless in Tamil
- துருப்பிடிக்காதது
stainless in Urdu
- سٹینلیس
stainless in Bengali
- স্টেইনলেস, স্টেইনহীন
More languagesFewer languages
- stainless in Telugu
- స్టెయిన్లెస్, స్టెయిన్ లెస్
- stainless in Malayalam
- സ്റ്റെയിൻലെസ്, സ്റ്റെയിൻലെസ്സ്
- stainless in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟೇನ್ಲೆಸ್, ಸ್ಟೇನ್ ಲೆಸ್
- stainless in Punjabi
- ਸਟੇਨਲੈੱਸ, ਸਟੇਨਲੈਸ
- stainless in Gujarati
- સ્ટેઈનલેસ, સ્ટેઇનલેસ
- stainless in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟେନଲେସ, ଷ୍ଟେନଲେସ୍
- stainless in Sanskrit
- अमल amala
- stainless in Nepali
- स्टेइनलेस, स्टेईनलेस
Examples of stainless in a sentence
- The nylon gears kept breaking, so we went to stainless steel.
- Our simple-pattern stainless flatware is the bottom of the line, but very practical.
- They've invested in large roasters with impressive stainless steel parts.
Synonyms of stainless
Forms of stainless
| plural | stainlesses |
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Origin of stainless
From stain + -less.
Words formed from stainless
Phrases with stainless
Questions about stainless
- What does stainless mean?
- Stainless means describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
- What is stainless in Hindi?
- Stainless in Hindi is स्टेईनलेस, स्टेइनलेस. See Stainless meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stainless?
- Stainless is an adjective.
Words near stainless in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stainless (page history and authors); stainless (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stainless (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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