Antonyms for stain
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : steyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪn |
Definition of stain
Origin :- late 14c., probably representing a merger of Old Norse steina "to paint" and a shortened form of Middle English disteynen "to discolor or stain," from Old French desteign-, stem of desteindre "to remove the color," from des- (from Latin dis- "remove;" see dis-) + Old French teindre "to dye," from Latin tingere (see tincture). Related: Stained; staining. Stained glass is attested from 1791.
- noun spot of dirt, blot, bar
- verb dirty, taint
- Bitterly he recalled the stain upon his family in generations gone by.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There was no stain of savagery upon the delight we had in coming to this spot.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Nay, fear no trick; like you I remember my soul, and do not stain my hands with blood.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- "It would be better not to stain our hands with the creature's blood," he said.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- A stain on the name of Huron can only be hid by blood that comes from the veins of an Indian.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- To which she added another name, which we do not care to stain our paper with.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
- Jared Wiley, the deputy, was talking to a group near the stain, explaining.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- I am bid, it seems, to tempt her, and endeavour to stain the purity of her mind.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Not a stain rests on their proud, marble-like brows--not much.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various
- She had a stain on the back of her dress; it was useless for the others to declare that she had not—she felt it.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for stain
- animalize
- bastardize
- besmirch
- bestialize
- black eye
- blacken
- blemish
- blot
- blotch
- blur
- brand
- brutalize
- color
- contaminate
- corrupt
- daub
- debase
- debauch
- defile
- demoralize
- deprave
- discolor
- discoloration
- disgrace
- dishonor
- drag through the mud
- drip
- dye
- infamy
- ink spot
- mark
- mottle
- odium
- onus
- pervert
- reproach
- shame
- sinister
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- smudge
- soil
- spatter
- speck
- splotch
- spot
- stigma
- sully
- tar
- tarnish
- tinge
- tint
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