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🪟 Without panels 👤 No group judges
paneless

paneless

7.0
Not involving a group of judges or experts
  • adjective
  • /ˈpænələs/
translation icon : sin panel
  • This year, the conference adopted a paneless format, focusing on individual presentations.

Examples

  • The competition was paneless, with the winner chosen by public vote instead of a group of judges.

  • The decision was made in a paneless manner, without consulting any external experts.

  • The event was paneless!

  • This discussion is paneless.

  • The competition was paneless, with the winner chosen by public vote instead of a group of judges.

  • This year, the conference adopted a paneless format, focusing on individual presentations.

  • The decision was made in a paneless manner, without consulting any external experts.

How Panel-Based

paneless
7.0
solo
60 2.9

Surface Forms

paneless positive

Morphology

paneless = panel (transparent) = panel + less

Standard derivation 'panel' + '-less' meaning 'without a panel (of people)', which is semantically straightforward.

Etymology

Paneless comes from the word panel, meaning a group of people such as judges or speakers, plus -less meaning 'without'. So a paneless event or decision is one made 'without' a panel of experts or judges.