cordless

C3O1R1D2L1E1S1S1
/ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/

adjective

Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.

Similar
wireless
Opposite
corded
CommonFirst used 1905Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivecordless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.First known use 1905

    Synonyms: wireless · Antonyms: corded

nouncordless (plural cordlesses)

plural cordlesses

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of cordless telephone.First known use 20th c.

    I picked up the cordless from the table next to my chair. It was Dolores. Her voice was thin and brittle.

    1998 November 1, Susan Albert, “five”, in Love Lies Bleeding, New York: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 68

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.

Similar
wireless
Opposite
corded
Also see
wireless

Origin

From cord + -less.

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Translations

Afrikaans koordloos
  • koordlooswithout a cord
Esperanto sendrata
  • sendratawithout a cord
German schnurlos
  • schnurloswithout a cord
Hebrew אלחוטי
  • אלחוטיwithout a cord
Māori waeakore
  • waeakorewithout a cord
Polish bezprzewodowy
  • bezprzewodowywithout a cord
Spanish sin cables, inalámbrico
  • sin cableswithout a cord
  • inalámbricowithout a cord
Swedish sladdlös
  • sladdlöswithout a cord
Cite this entry
APA

cordless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless

MLA

“cordless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless.

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