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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa
"Vivi la vita senza rimpianti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Without; lacking.
"He attended the formal gala sans tie, defying the strict dress code."
- 1
Short for sans-serif, referring to typefaces without serifs.
"The designer chose a clean sans font for the modern corporate logo."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from Old French 'sans', meaning 'without', which derived from Latin 'sine'. Historically popularized in English literature by William Shakespeare, most notably in the 'Seven Ages of Man' monologue from As You Like It ('sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sans" is said worldwide
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sans
Transliteration: sã
"Il est parti sans dire au revoir."
ohne
Transliteration: oːnə
"Er ging ohne Mantel hinaus."
senza
Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa
"Vivi la vita senza rimpianti."
sin
Transliteration: sin
"Prefiero el café sin azúcar."
sem
Transliteration: sẽj̃
"Ela viajou sem bagagem."
के बिना
Transliteration: ke binā
"वह पानी के बिना नहीं रह सकता।"
没有
Transliteration: méiyǒu
"我们在没有地图的情况下迷路了。"
없이
Transliteration: eopsi
"그는 아무 말 없이 떠났다."
なしで
Transliteration: nashide
"彼は傘なしで雨の中を歩いた。"
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