Antonyms for impeccability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pek-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛk ə bəl


Definition of impeccability

Origin :
  • 1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.
  • As in innocence : noun blamelessness
  • As in perfection : noun achievement, completeness
  • As in infallibility : noun perfection
  • As in honorableness : noun honesty
  • As in incorruptibility : noun honesty
  • As in upstandingness : noun honesty
  • As in honesty : noun truthfulness, candidness
Example sentences :
  • I assured him of the impeccability of his attire, and commented on its splendour.
  • Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke
  • She thought Miss Rexhill a most imposing young woman and she believed in the impeccability of the well-to-do.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony
  • Henry, on his side, was determined to allow nothing to stand in his way, whilst keeping up his appearance of impeccability.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History » by Martin Hume
  • Obviously, she had founded her plan of impeccability on the grand phrase—'Could you endure to share me with another?'
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • His white suits lost their impeccability; often he left the upper button open.
  • Extract from : « Caybigan » by James Hopper
  • The story of Hrt and Mrt is of some interest from its connection with the question of the impeccability of the angels.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • I wasn't accepting Bonteck's belief in Goff's impeccability entirely at its face value.
  • Extract from : « Pirates' Hope » by Francis Lynde
  • For to Leonora Gwynn he seemed a persecuted martyr, with all a soldier's valor and a saint's impeccability.
  • Extract from : « The Storm Centre » by Charles Egbert Craddock
  • She admired rather enviously the gown of shimmering dark blue, the impeccability of adolescence.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story » by Various
  • He consoled himself with reflections on her impeccability, her wondrous intuition, her Far-away Princess-like delicacy.
  • Extract from : « The Mountebank » by William J. Locke

Synonyms for impeccability

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