🔤 A font style 🚫 Without ➖ Used as 'without'

sans

sans

5.8

Put before a word to show not having something, for example in sans-serif

particle
/sæn/

: sin

Sans serif sans detail, sans serif sans edges, sans character.

Examples

The logo was designed in a clean style, sans unnecessary embellishments.
She prefers her coffee sans sugar to keep it healthier.
The presentation included a slide sans any technical jargon for clarity.

Antonyms

with

∞ 1.0

Together with someone or something in the same place

Compounds

sans serif

Specialized

2 3.9

A font with letters that have no small lines at the ends

Surface Forms

sans main

Etymology

The combining form sans- means 'without' and is used before words like sans-serif to show something is made 'without' a particular feature.