maskless

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US/ˈmæskləs/

adjective

Without a mask; lacking a mask or masks.

Similar
unmasked
Opposite
masked
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English mask →
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Meanings

adjectivemaskless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a mask; lacking a mask or masks.

    “One-way masking works,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious-disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University, said. When he is treating tuberculosis patients, they are typically maskless, and he wears an N95 mask to protect himself.

    2022 April 22, David Leonhardt, “Maskless Flying”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: unmasked · Antonyms: masked

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout a mask; lacking a mask or masks.

Similar
unmasked
Opposite
masked
Also see
unmasked

Origin

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

From mask + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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