Synonyms for stain


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : steyn
Phonetic Transcription : steɪn

Top 10 synonyms for stain Other synonyms for the word stain

Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for stain

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