different between flawed vs stained

English

Etymology

From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d

Adjective

flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)

1. Having a flaw or imperfection.

   Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.

   His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.

   • 2018, June 14, Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?

     He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.

Antonyms

• perfect

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ste?nd/
• Rhymes: -e?nd
• Hyphenation: stained

Adjective

stained (comparative more stained, superlative most stained)

1. having a stain
2. coloured by adding a pigment

Derived terms

• stained glass

Translations

Verb

stained

1. simple past tense and past participle of stain

Anagrams

• Danites, Sidetan, Tiendas, destain, detains, instead, nidates, sainted, satined, tiendas