wireless
noun
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L330537 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- without wires (i.e. over radio or other electromagnetic waves)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪə.ləs/ / /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English wire 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 wireless From wire + -less.
- Not having any wires.
- Functioning without an external wired connection.
“wireless headphones”
“wireless charging”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English wire 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 wireless From wire + -less.
- The medium of radio communication.
“Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology.”
“It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]””
- A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
“If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.”
- A radio set.
“Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news.”
“I heard you on my wireless back in '52”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English wire 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 wireless From wire + -less.
- To send (a message) by wireless or radio.
“At 3:30 A.M. a huge Zeppelin flew across the British battle line, wirelessing down to any Germans still to the westward the best way to get home.”
“Just outside Piraeus we circled low over a capsized fishing-boat, a grisly wreck in the crystal blue water, and wirelessed a description of it to the mainland.”