modeless

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adjective

Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

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Meanings

adjectivemodeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingNot modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
  2. not comparablecomputingNot modal; not requiring immediate user interaction and thus allowing interaction with other widgets.

    Dialogs can be modal, in which case the user is required to provide necessary information before work in the main window can continue, or modeless. Modeless dialogs do not prevent the user from interacting with any of the other windows in the application.

    a. 2011, “Dialog Windows”, in Qt Widgets Documentation, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2020

Origin

From mode + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

domeless
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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