Foltmentes

Foltmentes is a Hungarian adjective meaning "stain-free" or "without stains." It is used to describe surfaces, fabrics, or conditions that show no visible marks from dirt, spills, or wear. The term is common in cleaning, laundry, and consumer labeling within Hungarian-language contexts.

Etymology: The word combines folt, meaning "stain," with the suffix -mentes, meaning "without" or "free from." It is a native Hungarian formation and part of a broader pattern of -mentes adjectives that express absence or lack of something.

Usage: In everyday Hungarian, foltmentes describes a surface that has no stains after cleaning. For example, a garment or fabric described as foltmentes after washing conveys that it remains clean. In English-language contexts, foltmentes is typically translated as "stain-free" or "spotless." It can appear in product labeling to indicate a property related to cleanliness, but it denotes the absence of stains rather than a guaranteed resistance to future staining.

Linguistic and cultural context: Foltmentes is a straightforward descriptive term in Hungarian and is most common in domestic or consumer-facing language about cleaning results or expectations. It is less likely to be used as a technical term outside everyday lingo, and translations are usually situational, with "stain-free" or "spotless" chosen to fit the sentence.

See also: stain removal, cleanliness, spotless, stain-resistant.