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cordless

cordless

1 3.0
A device that works without a cord and uses a battery
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔrdləs/
translation icon : inalámbrico
  • You've got a new cordless speaker, one of those Bluetooth speakers.

Because this year I picked up a cordless router, dude.

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Examples

  • I love my cordless drill because it makes home repairs so much easier without any wires getting in the way.

  • I got to think that cordless drill is the real deal.

  • One of the other things I grabbed was this cordless heat gun.

  • I marked two holes and drilled the wall with my new cordless hammer drill.

  • It is completely portable, being cordless and powered by rechargeable batteries.

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  • It just works brilliantly and it's the most powerful lightweight cordless Dyson that they have.

  • So I ended up buying it on Amazon and this is the best vacuum I've tried that's cordless, that's super easy to use.

  • The new cordless vacuum cleaner can be used anywhere in the house without needing to plug it in.

  • Her cordless headphones allow her to listen to music while exercising without being tangled in cords.

Synonyms

wireless
vscordless
95 3.9

Using radio signals instead of wires

focuses on having no attached cord for power, not signal transfer
battery-powered
vscordless
9 3.1

A device that works using one or more batteries

operates without a cord and usually uses batteries for power

Antonyms

4 3.7

Having electric or phone connections already installed

1 3.6

An object that has a cord attached to connect to power or another device

Compounds

A machine that runs on a battery and does not need a power cord

A vacuum cleaner that runs on a battery and has no cord

How Portable

handheld
5 3.4
portable
157 2.9
cordless
1 3.0
corded
1 3.6
stationary
46 2.9

Surface Forms

cordless positive

Morphology

cordless = cord (transparent) = cord + less

Meaning is directly derived from 'cord' + the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so learners can infer 'without a cord'.

Etymology

Cordless comes from the parts cord and -less, where cord means 'a rope or cable' and -less means 'without'. So cordless literally means 'without a cord', which is why a cordless drill, vacuum, or headphones work without a wire attached.