adj
Meaning 1
Lacking or not requiring a key.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
keyless
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CMU ARPABET: K IY1 L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective
Meaning 2
lacking or not requiring a key
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: keyed
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English keyless From key + -less.