stainless

English

Etymology

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

• Dutch: roestvrij (nl)
• Finnish: ruostumaton (fi)
• French: inoxydable (fr)
• German: rostfrei (de)
• Greek: ανοξείδωτος (el) m (anoxeídotos)
• Hungarian: rozsdamentes (hu)

• Icelandic: ryðfrír m
• Italian: inox (it), inossidabile (it)
• Latvian: nerūsošs m
• Spanish: inoxidable (es)
• Swedish: rostfri

unmarked, spotless

• Finnish: tahraton (fi)
• Greek: ανοξείδωτος (el) m (anoxeídotos), άσπιλος (el) m (áspilos), ακηλίδωτος (el) m (akilídotos)

• Italian: pulito (it) m, pulita (it) f

Noun

stainless (usually uncountable, plural stainlesses)

1. Short for stainless steel.

Translations

stainless steel — see stainless steel

Anagrams

• saintless, saltiness, slatiness