English Explanatory Dictionary

sans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Without; lacking, especially with regard to something expected or with precedent
adj
  1. Ellipsis of sans serif.
noun
  1. plural of san
noun
  1. plural of SAn
noun
  1. plural of SAN

Pronunciation

/sænz/ /sɑ̃/ En-us-sans.ogg En-uk-sans.ogg en-au-sans.ogg

Word forms

sans

Etymology

From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.

Synonyms

minus without

Related words

belle dame sans merci retour sans protêt sans-culotte sans-culotterie sans-culottic sans-culottide sans-culottish sans-culottism sans-culottist sans doute sans égal sans gêne sans nombre sans rival sans-serif sans-souci
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary