stainless

English

Etymology

From stain +‎ -less.

Adjective

stainless (not comparable)

1. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
2. Unmarked, spotless.

Synonyms

• (resistant to corrosion): rustproof

Translations

describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration

• Bulgarian: неръждаем (bg) (nerǎždaem)
• Dutch: roestvrij (nl)
• Finnish: ruostumaton (fi)
• French: inoxydable (fr)
• Galician: inoxidábel (gl), inoxidable (gl)
• German: rostfrei (de)
• Greek: ανοξείδωτος (el) m (anoxeídotos)
• Hungarian: rozsdamentes (hu)
• Icelandic: ryðfrír m
• Italian: inox (it), inossidabile (it)
• Latvian: nerūsošs m
• Polish: nierdzewny (pl)
• Portuguese: inoxidável
• Sanskrit: अमल (sa) (amala)
• Spanish: inoxidable (es)
• Swedish: rostfri (sv)

unmarked, spotless

• Bulgarian: неопетнен (bg) (neopetnen)
• Finnish: tahraton (fi)
• Greek: ανοξείδωτος (el) m (anoxeídotos), άσπιλος (el) m (áspilos), ακηλίδωτος (el) m (akilídotos)
• Italian: pulito (it) m, pulita (it) f
• Polish: nieskazitelny (pl)
• Sanskrit: अमल (sa) (amala)
• Tibetan: དྲི་མེད (dri med)

Noun

stainless (usually uncountable, plural stainlesses)

2. Ellipsis of stainless steel.

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

Translations

stainless steel — see stainless steel

Anagrams

• saintless, saltiness, slatiness