faultlessness

noun

as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame the store owners sought to assure the employees of their complete faultlessness in the closing of the business

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  1. innocence
  2. blamelessness
  3. purity
Noun
  • Campaign finance records show Pérez — who maintains his innocence — has contributed a total of $105,000 to Salazar’s joint fundraising and leadership political committees this year, plus an additional $7,000 to her candidate committee on May 5.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The accompanying clip attached to 50’s post found Don Roberts back home sitting down and thanking 50, along with his friends and family, for believing in his innocence.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of innocence
Noun
  • Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of blamelessness
Noun
  • The nod to purity emphasized the paint brand’s relationship to cleanliness and virtue, and possibly other notions of bigotry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, brands such as Bottega Veneta offered a more discreet form of luxury rooted in purity of design and craftsmanship.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of purity
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“Faultlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultlessness. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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