Definition
Free from bribery; not involving or accepting bribes.
Etymology
From English 'bribe' (to give money dishonestly) plus '-less' (suffix meaning without). The word emerged in the 19th century to describe systems or people uncorrupted by bribery.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures an Enlightenment-era ideal that reformers wanted for government and law enforcement—honest institutions that couldn't be bought. It's rarely used today because modern English prefers 'incorruptible' or 'honest,' showing how language shifts when we find better words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ነው
en-de an-de ne-wu
ARالعربية
خالٍ من الرشاwe
kha-lin min ar-sha-wa
BNবাংলা
দুর্নীতিমুক্ত
dur-nee-ti-muk-ta
CACatalà
sense suborns
sen-se so-borns
CSČeština
nesplývavý
nes-ply-va-vy
DADansk
fri for bestikkelse
free for bes-ti-k-else
DEDeutsch
unbestechlich
un-bes-tek-lich
ELΕλληνικά
απόλυτα αμόλυντος
a-po-ly-ta a-mol-yntos
ESEspañol
sin sobornos
sin so-bor-nos
FAفارسی
غیرقابل رشوه
ghe-yer-qa-bal rush-weh
FISuomi
otsuetta
ot-su-et-ta
FRFrançais
sans pots-de-vin
san po-de-vin
GUGU
દુષ્કર્મથી મુક્ત
du-sh-kar-m-thi mu-k-t
HAHA
ba-a-ya-a-ya-a
ba-a-ya-a-ya-a
HEעברית
בלתי מושפע
bal-ti mo-she-ve
HIहिन्दी
रिश्वत रहित
ri-sh-wat ra-hit
HUMagyar
beszúghatatlan
bes-zoog-ha-ta-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa suap
tan-pa sua-p
IGIG
adịghị ịkụ ụgwụ
a-di-ghi i-ku ug-wu
ITItaliano
senza tangenti
sen-za tan-ge-nti
JA日本語
賄賂を受け取らない
wakairo o uketoranai
KKKK
қабілетсіз
qa-bi-let-siz
KMKM
មិនទាន់បានទទួលបាន
min tean ban to-dwo-lan ba-an
KO한국어
뇌물을 받지 않는
nwo-mul-eul ba-j-an-neun
MRMR
रिश्वत नाही
ri-sh-wat na-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa rasuah
tan-pa ra-su-ah
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုးမရှိ
lu-myo-e ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
niet omkoopbaar
niet om-koop-baar
NONorsk
fri for bestikkelse
free for bes-ti-k-else
PAPA
ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤ-ਰહਿਤ
ri-sh-vat-ra-hit
PLPolski
niezależny od łapówek
n-ie-zale-zny od lap-o-wek
PTPortuguês
imune a subornos
i-mu-ne a so-bor-nos
RORomână
fără mită
fara mi-ta
RUРусский
неподкупный
ne-pod-kup-nyy
SVSvenska
fri från mutor
free fran mu-tor
SWKiswahili
hakika hakuna rushwa
ha-ki-ka ha-ku-na rush-wa
TAதமிழ்
பணம்கொடுக்காத
pa-na-m-ko-d-uk-ka-tha
TEతెలుగు
విమోచనం లేని
vi-mo-cha-nam le-ni
THไทย
ปราศจากผลประโยชน์
pra-sa-jak phon pra-yo-jen
TLTL
walang suhol
wa-lang so-hol
TRTürkçe
rüşvetsiz
rü-şvet-siz
UKУкраїнська
непідкупний
ne-pid-kup-nyy
URاردو
برائت رشوت
bra-yat rush-oot
VITiếng Việt
không nhận hối lộ
khong nhan hoi lo
YOYO
kò ní ẹ̀sẹ̀
ko ni e-se
ZH中文
不接受贿赂
bù jiēshòu huìlù
ZUZU
aluthiwe
a-lu-thi-we