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wireless

  • /ˈwaɪə.ləs/ UK
  • /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/ US

adjective

  1. not comparable Not having any wires.
  2. not comparable Functioning without an external wired connection. wireless headphones

Similar: cordless · Opposite: wired

noun wirelesses

  1. uncountable, usually The medium of radio communication. Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology.
  2. uncountable, usually A wireless connectivity to a computer network. If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.
  3. UK, dated, uncountable, usually A radio set. Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news.

verb wirelesses · wirelessing · wirelessed

  1. dated, obsolete, transitive To send (a message) by wireless or radio. At 3:30 A.M. a huge Zeppelin flew across the British battle line, wirelessing down to any Germans still to the westward the best way to get home.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: radio, radiocommunication, tuner, radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, wirelessly, cordless, unwired, unwire, portable, mobile, line, wired, lane, telegraphic

adjective

Similar: cordless · Opposite: wired

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adj of or relating to wireless telegraphy

日本語ワイヤレス waiyaresu, 無線 musen
हिन्दीबेतार betār
Portuguêssem fio
Deutschdrahtlos, Funk-, Radio-
Ελληνικάασύρματος asýrmatos
Românăradio-
Русскийра́дио- rádio-, беспроводно́й besprovodnój
Tiếng Việtkhông dây, vô tuyến
العربيةلَاسِلْكِيّ lāsilkiyy
עבריתאַלְחוּטִי alẖutí

adj not having any wires

Españolinalámbrico
日本語無線 musen, ワイヤレス waiyaresu
中文無線 /无线 wǔxiàn
हिन्दीबेतार betār
Portuguêssem fio
Françaissans fil
Deutschdrahtlos
Ελληνικάασύρματος asýrmatos
Românăfără fir
Русскийбеспро́водный bespróvodnyj, беспроводно́й besprovodnój, беспро́волочный bespróvoločnyj
Tiếng Việtkhông dây
العربيةلَاسِلْكِيّ lāsilkiyy
עבריתאַלְחוּטִי alẖutí

noun wireless connectivity to a computer network

Portuguêswireless
DeutschWLAN

noun radio

日本語無線機 musenki, ワイヤレス waiyaresu
中文無線電 /无线电 wúxiàndiàn
हिन्दीरेडियो reḍiyo
Portuguêstecnologia sem fio, tecnologia wireless
Françaisradio, TSF
DeutschFunk, Rundfunk, Radio
Ελληνικάασύρματος asýrmatos
Русскийра́дио rádio
עבריתאַלְחוּט alẖút

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@misc{wireless_2026,
  title = {wireless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wireless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}