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cordless

/ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/

cordless adjective: having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity. Also the clipping of cordless telephone.

Adjective

cordless (not comparable)

  1. Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.
    Synonyms:
    wireless
    Antonyms:
    corded

Also used as

cordless is also the clipping of cordless telephone.

Synonyms of cordless

Antonyms

Forms of cordless

pluralcordlesses

Origin of cordless

From cord + -less.

Words formed from cordless

Phrases with cordless

Questions about cordless

What does cordless mean?
Cordless means having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.
What part of speech is cordless?
Cordless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cordless?
Cordless is pronounced /ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/.

Words near cordless in the dictionary

  1. cordiomyocyte
  2. cordite
  3. cordites
  4. Cordle
  5. Cordles
  6. cordless
  7. cordless phone
  8. cordless phones
  9. cordless telephone
  10. cordless telephones
  11. cordlesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cordless (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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