higgsless

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adjective

Describing any system in which the Higgs boson/Higgs field/Higgs mechanism is not involved, or is presumed not to exist.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

higgsless1

adjectivehiggsless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of Higgsless.

Higgsless2

adjectiveHiggsless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribing any system in which the Higgs boson/Higgs field/Higgs mechanism is not involved, or is presumed not to exist.

Origin

From Higgs + -less; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the Higgs mechanism, which would be missing under this adjective.

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APA

higgsless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higgsless

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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