Blameless Meaning
/blˈeɪmləs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFree from blame; without fault; innocent
adjNot meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof.
Sentence Examples
He is blameless in this situation.
You're not totally blameless.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The investigation proved the accused employee was entirely ____ for the failed project.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He lived a ____ life and was respected by everyone in his small town.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English blameles, equivalent to blame + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And while American Jews do not hold the left blameless, in the age of Trump, we’re a lot more concerned about right-wing anti-Semitism."
— 2020, Joel Swanson, “Are anti-Semitism fears stopping Jewish Dems from supporting Bernie Sanders?”, in The Forward:
"He shall be as now nameles,
But he shall not be blameles,
Nor he shall not be shameles;
For sure he wrought amys, […]"
— c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 38–41:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The investigation proved the accused employee was entirely ____ for the failed project.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He lived a ____ life and was respected by everyone in his small town.