wireless

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈwaɪ.ə(ɹ).ləs/

Adjective

wireless (not comparable)

1. Not having any wires.
2. Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

Synonyms

• cordless

Antonyms

• wired

Translations

• French: sans fil
• German: drahtlos
• Portuguese: sem fio
• Russian: беспро́водный
• Spanish: inalámbrico

Translations

• German: drahtlos, Funk, Radio
• Portuguese: sem fio
• Russian: радио

Noun

wireless (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) The medium of radio communication.

   Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology.

2. (uncountable, networking) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

   If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.

3. (dated) A radio set.

   Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news.

Translations

• French: radio
• German: Funk, Rundfunk, Radio
• Portuguese: tecnologia sem fio, tecnologia wireless
• Russian: ра́дио

Translations

• German: WLAN
• Portuguese: wireless

Verb

wireless (wirelesses, present participle wirelessing; past and past participle wirelessed)

1. To send a message by wireless (by radio)
   • 1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Part II, Chapter 1,

     Just outside Piraeus we circled low over a capsized fishing-boat, a grisly wreck in the crystal blue water, and wirelessed a description of it to the mainland.

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