adlessness

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noun

Absence of advertisements.

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Meanings

nounadlessness (uncountable)
  1. informalrareuncountableAbsence of advertisements.

    Much of [Norman's Anthony's magazine Ballyhoo is] devoted to [parodies] of [advertisements].

    1931, “Press: Anthony's Adlessness”, in Time
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    It is as though Sandburg equated adlessness with purity in journalism and the presence of ads as moral pollutant.

    1979, The Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly, volume 30, page 278

    Yet he was tied to journalistic traditions in areas other than adlessness and tried no things really new in the Day Book.

    1989, William David Sloan, American journalism history: an annotated bibliography, page 214

Origin

From adless + -ness.

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APA

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MLA

“adlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adlessness.

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