adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having no seams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
seamless clothing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Without interruption; coherent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a seamless transition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not having or joined by a seam or seams
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
seamless stockings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: seamed
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
perfectly consistent and coherent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the novel's seamless plot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
smooth, especially of skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his cheeks were unlined
his unseamed face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unlined, unseamed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English seemles, semeles, semles, Old English *sēamlēas, equivalent to seam + -less. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sømløs (“seamless”), Swedish sömlös (“seamless”).
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
бясшво́вы
(bjasšvóvy)
— Having no seams
Bulgarian:
безшевен
(bezševen)
— Having no seams
Catalan:
inconsútil
— Having no seams
Chinese Mandarin:
無縫 /无缝
(wúfèng)
— Having no seams
Czech:
bezešvý
— Having no seams
Dutch:
naadloos
— Having no seams
Finnish:
saumaton
— Having no seams
French:
sans couture
— Having no seams
French:
inconsutile
— Having no seams
Galician:
sen costura
— Having no seams
German:
fugenlos
— Having no seams
German:
nahtfrei
— Having no seams
German:
nahtlos
— Having no seams
Hungarian:
varrás nélküli
— Having no seams
Italian:
ininterrotto
— Having no seams
Italian:
trasparente
— Having no seams
Italian:
impeccabile
— Having no seams
Norwegian Bokmål:
sømløs
— Having no seams
Norwegian Nynorsk:
saumlaus
— Having no seams
Occitan:
sensa cosedura
— Having no seams
Occitan:
inconsutil
— Having no seams
Persian:
بیدرز
(bi-darz)
— Having no seams
Polish:
bezszwowy
— Having no seams
Portuguese:
inconsútil
— Having no seams
Romanian:
fără cusătură
— Having no seams
Russian:
бесшовный
(besšovnyj)
— Having no seams
Spanish:
inconsútil
— Having no seams
Spanish:
sin costura
— Having no seams
Swedish:
sömlös
— Having no seams
Turkish:
dikişsiz
— Having no seams
Ukrainian:
безшо́вний
(bezšóvnyj)
— Having no seams
Chinese Mandarin:
絲滑 /丝滑
(sīhuá)
— Without interruption; coherent
Chinese Mandarin:
無縫 /无缝
(wúfèng)
— Without interruption; coherent
Czech:
jednolitý
— Without interruption; coherent
Czech:
celistvý
— Without interruption; coherent
Dutch:
naadloos
— Without interruption; coherent
Finnish:
saumaton
— Without interruption; coherent
French:
homogène
— Without interruption; coherent
French:
intégré
— Without interruption; coherent
French:
ininterrompu
— Without interruption; coherent
French:
continu
— Without interruption; coherent
German:
nahtlos
— Without interruption; coherent
German:
makellos
— Without interruption; coherent
Hungarian:
zökkenőmentes
— Without interruption; coherent
Italian:
ininterrotto
— Without interruption; coherent
Polish:
nieprzerwany
— Without interruption; coherent
Polish:
ciągły
— Without interruption; coherent
Romanian:
omogen
— Without interruption; coherent
Russian:
непреры́вный
(neprerývnyj)
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
ininterrumpido
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
de una
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
fluido
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
fluente
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
fluyente
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
continuo
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
continuado
— Without interruption; coherent
Spanish:
sin fisuras
— Without interruption; coherent
Turkish:
muntazam
— Without interruption; coherent
Turkish:
mükemmel
— Without interruption; coherent