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stainless (not comparable)

1. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.

   Synonyms: rustproof, inoxidizable

   • 2024 January 26, Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, “Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?”, in CNN‎:

     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.

2. Unmarked, spotless.
3. Free from sin; morally pure.
   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 28:

     After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.

使用する際の注意点

See stainless steel § Usage notes.

派生語

名詞

stainless (usually uncountable, plural stainlesses)

1. Ellipsis of stainless steel.

   The conveyors are made entirely of stainless and the whole facility is designed for regular washdowns.

アナグラム

• saintless, saltiness, slatiness