English Explanatory Dictionary

wireless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not having any wires.
Functioning without an external wired connection.

noun

The medium of radio communication.
A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
A radio set.

verb

To send (a message) by wireless or radio.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪə.ləs/ /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/ en-us-wireless.ogg

Word forms

wireless wirelesses wirelessing wirelessed

Etymology

From wire + -less.

Synonyms

cordless

Antonyms

wired

Derived words

wireless adapter wireless broadband wireless cable wireless fidelity wireless Internet wireless modem wireless network wireless phone wireless telegraph wireless telegraphy wireless telephony coconut wireless mukluk wireless wirelessless wireless operator

Translations

Arabic: لَاسِلْكِيّ Finnish: langaton German: drahtlos German: Funk- German: Radio- Greek: ασύρματος Hebrew: אַלְחוּטִי Hindi: बेतार Japanese: ワイヤレス Japanese: 無線 Polish: radiowy Portuguese: sem fio Romanian: radio- Russian: ра́дио- Russian: беспроводно́й Tagalog: awangkawad Tagalog: walang-kawad Vietnamese: không dây Vietnamese: vô tuyến Welsh: diwifr

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