frameless

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adjective

Without a frame.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English frame →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveframeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a frame.

    Frameless mirrors are fitted above the seats, and a small table below the window.

    1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 328
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    The frameless droplights are fitted with an improved Beclewat catch, which is easier to operate than earlier designs.

    1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Manchester/Liverpool and Crewe”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660

    Theoretically speaking, the frame-based and frameless surgical localization system should have similar clinical application accuracy.

    1998, William M Wells, Alan C F Colchester, Scott Delp, Medical Image Computing and Computer-assisted Intervention

    On a frameless cabinet, a separate scribe piece may be attached to a side panel, near its face.

    2005, Michael W Litchfield, Renovation
  2. not comparablecomputingWithout frames.

    So there's still a need for a frameless alternative to any web page.

    2005, Michael Meadhra, How to Do Everything with Dreamweaver 8

Origin

  1. Englishframe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishframeless

From frame + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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