adj

wireless

WEYE-uh-luhs

adj

Not connected by physical wires or cables.

"She bought a wireless keyboard so her desk would look tidier."

"The office switched to a wireless network last year."

noun

Radio, or a radio receiver — especially in older British usage.

"My grandfather still calls the radio "the wireless.""

"They listened to the news on the wireless every evening."

How to Use Wireless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAnything that works without cables — Wi-Fi devices today, or an old-fashioned radio set in British English.

UK vs US

In British English "wireless" can still mean a radio set, a sense that has largely faded from American English.

Common pairings

wireless network wireless connection wireless router listen to the wireless

wirelessed past tense, wirelesses plural, wirelesses singular

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She bought a _____ keyboard so her desk would look tidier.

Formed from wire plus the suffix -less, originally describing early radio technology that sent signals without a physical wire connection.

cordless

wired

excited wired cordless

useless ageless hopeless homeless tireless careless lifeless baseless clueless timeless loveless nameless

cordless wired excited