Meanings
adjectivepaperless (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper.
Many banks are now offering paperless billing.
- not comparableLacking official documentation or evidence of identity.
The government will aim to identify paperless refugees.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπάπυρος (pápuros)
- Latinpapȳrus
- Old Catalanpaper
- Anglo-Normanpaper
- Middle Englishpaper
- Englishpaper
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishpaperless
Translations
Danish papirløs, papirløs
- papirløswithout paper
- papirløsusing information without paper
- papirløswithout documentation of identity
French dématérialisé, sans papiers
- dématérialiséusing information without paper
- sans papierswithout documentation of identity
German papierlos
- papierlosusing information without paper
Norwegian Bokmål papirløs, papirlaus
- papirløsusing information without paper
- papirlaususing information without paper
- papirløswithout documentation of identity
- papirlauswithout documentation of identity
Spanish sin papeles
- sin papeleswithout documentation of identity
Swedish papperslös, papperslös
- papperslöswithout paper
- papperslösusing information without paper
- papperslöswithout documentation of identity
Cite this entry
APA
paperless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperless
MLA
“paperless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paperless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperless.
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