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cordless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From cord + -less.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.

Antonyms

corded

Deriveds

cordlessness · cordless phone · cordless telephone · cordlessly · cordless switchboard

Synonyms

wireless

Translations (9)

de schnurlos (without a cord) · sv sladdlös (without a cord) · af koordloos (without a cord) · es sin cables (without a cord) · es inalámbrico (without a cord) · pl bezprzewodowy (without a cord) · mi waeakore (without a cord) · eo sendrata (without a cord) · he אלחוטי (without a cord)

cordless en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From cord + -less.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of cordless telephone.
   alt of cordless telephone
   • I picked up the cordless from the table next to my chair. It was Dolores. Her voice was thin and brittle. 1998 November 1, Susan Albert, “five”, in Love Lies Bleeding, New York: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 68:

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