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sans
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with abs?ns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /sænz/, /s??/
- Rhymes: -ænz
Preposition
sans
- without; lacking
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, act v, scene 2 (First Folio ed.)
- Ber. […] And to begin Wench, ?o God helpe me law,
My loue to thee is ?ound, ?ans cracke or flaw.
Ro?a. Sans, ?ans, I pray you.
- Ber. […] And to begin Wench, ?o God helpe me law,
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 766:
- Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.
- 1991, A. R. Morlan, The Amulet, page 212
- But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else she followed him out there from his house.
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, act v, scene 2 (First Folio ed.)
Synonyms
- (without): without, minus
Translations
Adjective
sans (not comparable)
- (typography) Short for sans serif.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
sans
- plural of san
Anagrams
- ANSs, Ass'n, Nass, SNAs, ass'n, ass'n., assn, assn.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?sans/
Adjective
sans
- masculine plural of sa
Noun
sans
- plural of san
French
Etymology
From Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine conflated with absentia in the sense "without". Cognates include Spanish sin, Portuguese sem, Italian senza, Catalan sens, sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??/, /s??z?/
- Homophones: cent, cents, sang, sangs, sens, sent
- Rhymes: -??
Preposition
sans
- without
Further reading
- “sans” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Preposition
sans
- Alternative form of saunz
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French senz.
Preposition
sans
- without
Descendants
- French: sans
Norman
Etymology
From Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine conflated with absentia in the sense "without".
Preposition
sans
- (Jersey) without
Antonyms
- avec
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin sensus, via French sens
Noun
sans m (definite singular sansen, indefinite plural sanser, definite plural sansene)
- sense
Derived terms
- sanselig
- sansemessig
References
- “sans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin sensus, via French sens
Noun
sans m (definite singular sansen, indefinite plural sansar, definite plural sansane)
- sense
Derived terms
- sanseleg
- sansemessig
References
- “sans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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vans
English
Noun
vans
- plural of van
Verb
vans
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of van
Anagrams
- ANSV, Svan, VNSA
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?vans/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?bans/
- Rhymes: -ans
Adjective
vans
- masculine plural of va
Danish
Noun
vans c
- indefinite genitive singular of van
French
Noun
vans m
- plural of van
Galician
Adjective
vans m pl
- masculine plural of van
Noun
vans m pl
- plural of van
Spanish
Noun
vans m pl
- plural of van
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