Wireless Meaning
/ˈwaɪə.ləs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot having any wires.
adjFunctioning without an external wired connection.
Sentence Examples
He sent a message by wireless.
Many libraries also provide wireless local area network.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
With modern ____ technology, you can connect to the internet without cables.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new headphones use a ____ connection, so you don't have to worry about any several long and annoying cables today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Ozma, observing this action in her Magic Picture, at once caught up a similar instrument from a table beside her and held it to her own ear. The two instruments recorded the same delicate vibrations of sound and formed a wireless telephone, an invention of the Wizard. Those separated by any distance were thus enabled to converse together with perfect ease."
— 1914, L. Frank Baum, Tik-Tok of Oz:
"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. […]”"
— 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 3, in Death on the Centre Court:
"I heard you on my wireless back in '52"
— 1979, Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Bruce Woolley, “Video Killed the Radio Star”:
"In the corner of that dark back room stood a black and white television—their one nod to modernity—and beside it, two old wirelesses and a headset that had not seen action since the TV arrived."
— 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 2:
"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 Fleet:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
With modern ____ technology, you can connect to the internet without cables.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new headphones use a ____ connection, so you don't have to worry about any several long and annoying cables today.