wireless

English Online Dictionary. What means wireless‎? What does wireless mean?

English

Etymology

From wire +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪə.ləs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/
• Hyphenation: wire‧less

Adjective

wireless (not comparable)

1. Not having any wires.
2. Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

Synonyms

• cordless

Antonyms

• wired

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

wireless (usually uncountable, plural (dated) wirelesses)

1. (uncountable) The medium of radio communication.
2. (uncountable, networking) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

3. (dated, chiefly British) A radio set.

Derived terms

• coconut wireless
• wirelessless
• wireless operator

Translations

Verb

wireless (third-person singular simple present wirelesses, present participle wirelessing, simple past and past participle wirelessed)

1. (dated or obsolete) To send a message by wireless (by radio)

Anagrams

• weirless

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wireless.

Noun

wireless m (invariable)

1. wireless (transmission without wires)

Adjective

wireless (invariable)

1. (computing) wireless

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English wireless.

Noun

wireless m (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) wireless, radio

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wireless.

Noun

wireless f (invariable)

1. (networking) wireless (wireless connectivity to a computer network)

Adjective

wireless (invariable)

1. (of hardware) wireless (communicating without wired connections)

Synonyms

• sem fio (Brazil) / sem fios (Portugal)