Literary notes about flawless (AI summary)
The term "flawless" is deployed with remarkable versatility in literature to evoke an ideal of perfection that spans both tangible and abstract realms. It frequently describes physical beauty and pristine appearances—as when complexion, sky, or constructed forms are presented as unblemished ([1], [2], [3])—while also extending to characterize impeccable conduct or artistic mastery ([4], [5], [6]). The word is similarly employed to underscore the precision of language and craftsmanship, where even speech or calligraphy is termed flawless ([7], [8], [9]). In other contexts, it highlights the pristine quality of objects or environments, such as landscapes and crafted gems ([10], [11], [12]).
- One day she was pink and flawless; another pale and tragical.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy - Her skin was now tanned a rich mahogany, but was clear and flawless, and her bare arms were round and brown.
— from The She Boss: A Western Story by Arthur Preston Hankins - Her complexion, without red to break its magnolia tint, was flawless even in that searching light.
— from The Travelling Thirds by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton - They are good, with blameless life, flawless character, consistent conduct; but they lack one thing,—service.
— from Personal Friendships of Jesus by J. R. (James Russell) Miller - While the meter may be faulty, the inspiration is flawless.”
— from Marjorie Dean, College Freshman by Josephine Chase - In Him we have the 'realised ideal,' the flawless example, and instead of a thousand precepts, for us all duty is resolved into one—be like Christ.
— from Expositions of Holy ScriptureSecond Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians ChaptersI to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Alexander Maclaren - "Then, may I ask where you learned such flawless English?"
— from The Hero by Elaine Wilber - "The enunciation—am I not right, Sir Walter?—as distinct from the elocution—was flawless.
— from Memoirs of a Midget - There was nothing human about it save only the words, which were in flawless English.
— from The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi - Inside, covering a flawless white crust, was a second menagerie of birds and animals, wrought from silver the thinness of paper.
— from The Moghul by Thomas Hoover - It is a flawless, pure gem which originally weighed 95 carats and was engraved with the names of three distinguished Shahs of Persia.
— from The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones by Isidore Kozminsky - The wind had failed and the lake stretched flawless from shore to shore, a sheet of untarnished silver.
— from The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
