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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros)bor. Latin papȳrusslbor. Old Catalan paperbor. Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English paperless From paper + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without paper.
The paperless walls of the bedroom looked grey and cheerless.
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(not-comparable) Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper.
Many banks are now offering paperless billing.
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(not-comparable, of a person) Lacking official documentation or evidence of identity.
The government will aim to identify paperless refugees.
Deriveds
paperlessly · paperlessness · paperless office
Translations (17)
nn papirlaus (using information without paper) · nb papirlaus (without documentation of identity) · sv papperslös (using information without paper) · fr sans papiers (without documentation of identity) · da papirløs (without documentation of identity) · da papirløs (without paper) · nn papirlaus (without documentation of identity) · da papirløs (using information without paper) · nb papirløs (using information without paper) · es sin papeles (without documentation of identity) · sv papperslös (without documentation of identity) · fr dématérialisé (using information without paper) · ka უქაღალდო (using information without paper) · de papierlos (using information without paper) · nb papirlaus (using information without paper) · nb papirløs (without documentation of identity) · sv papperslös (without paper)