blameless
part of speech
adjective (blameless)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not responsible for something bad that happened; not guilty. tree →
2) Never doing anything wrong; innocent and good. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and news, «he was completely blameless» clears someone's name. In everyday life we say it when someone was not at fault in an accident or argument. Phrase: lead a blameless life.
examples
- And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.' (Torah GEN.44.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless? (Writings JOB.22.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. (Writings PSA.64.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The driver was blameless; the other car went through the red light. tree →
- The dog was blameless – the cat broke the vase! tree →
- She led a blameless life. tree →
- Nobody is entirely blameless in this argument. tree →
- The report said the teacher was blameless. tree →
note
«-less» means without, so «blameless» means without blame. Opposite: to blame, guilty, at fault.
In the corpora
- That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
- Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «blameless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.