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paperless

paperless adjective: without paper.

Adjective

paperless (not comparable)

  1. Without paper.
    • The paperless walls of the bedroom looked grey and cheerless.
  2. Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper.
    • Many banks are now offering paperless billing.
  3. Lacking official documentation or evidence of identity.
    • The government will aim to identify paperless refugees.

Origin of paperless

From paper + -less.

Words formed from paperless

Phrases with paperless

Questions about paperless

What does paperless mean?
Paperless means without paper.
What part of speech is paperless?
Paperless is an adjective.

Words near paperless in the dictionary

  1. papering the house
  2. paperings
  3. paperish
  4. paperknife
  5. paperknives
  6. paperless
  7. paperless office
  8. paperless offices
  9. paperlessly
  10. paperlessness
  11. paperlike

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