netless

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adjective

Lacking a net.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English net →
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Meanings

adjectivenetless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking a net.

    In the demo, this drama is captured by footage of a teenager, small and spindly, walking across a vacant lot, basketball in hand, to a netless court in a nearby school yard.

    1988 February 5, Ben Joravsky, “Basketball dreams: filmmakers find a passport to black culture”, in Chicago Reader
  2. not comparableWithout Internet access.

    For the netless, id [software company] plans to ship 500,000 copies of a CD-ROM-based version to retail stores.

    1996, TIME, page 62

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*natją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  3. Old Englishnett
  4. Middle Englishnet
  5. Englishnet
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  8. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  10. Englishnetless

From net + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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