contactless
/kˈɑntæktlˌɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A technology for paying for goods etc. while physically present at the point of interaction but without the need for physical contact.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Contactless commerce, of which Amazon Go is at the extreme end, was of course already by the autumn of 2019 a growing trend, what with increasing numbers of self-checkout counters and websites and apps that allowed us to have everything from groceries to pet supplies to prescription medication delivered right to our doorsteps."
- "Please stay in touch with me / In this contactless society / Anywhere that you may be"
- "TfL has been saying for a few years that Oyster will eventually be withdrawn, but not until contactless payments can offer railcard discounts."
- "The motivation for using contactless is clear: it is most popular for people in a rush (58 per cent), people with a queue behind them (30 per cent) and those in busy places with lots of people (26 per cent)."
- "Even before the coronavirus struck, contactless was starting to become our way of life, our active choice."
Etymology
Etymology tree English contact 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 contactless From contact + -less.