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wireless

WYR-luhs/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/UKWY-uh-luhs/ˈwaɪə.ləs/

6 meanings of wireless

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Working without a wire that connects it to something else.

    My new wireless mouse works from across the room.

    I bought wireless earbuds so the cord would stop getting tangled.

    Similarcordless

    Oppositewired, corded

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A way to connect a computer or phone to a network without wires.

    The wireless in the library is free for everyone.

    Our wireless keeps cutting out when the microwave is on.

    SimilarWi-Fi

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  3. 3
    adjective
    With no wires at all.

    She bought a wireless bra because it is softer to wear.

    The bow was made from wireless ribbon, so it hangs softly instead of holding a shape.

    Oppositewired

  4. 4
    noununcountable
    Radio, as a way to send and hear messages and sounds.

    The ship sent a call for help by wireless.

    In those days, people heard the news on the wireless.

    Similarradio

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  1. 5
    noundatedBritishcountable
    A radio set for listening to programs.

    Grandad turned on the wireless to hear the cricket.

    I heard you on my wireless back in '52
    1979, Trevor Horn, Geoff DownesHere, wireless means a radio set.

    Similarradio

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  2. 6
    verbobsoletetransitive
    To send a message by radio.

    The pilot wirelessed his position to the airfield.

    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.
    1919, William Charles Henry Wood, Flag and FleetHere, wirelessing means sending messages by radio.
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Origin

From wire with -less added.