Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modeless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mod-e-less
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

adj

Not modal; not requiring immediate user interaction and thus allowing interaction with other widgets.

Example Sentences

"Dialogs can be modal, in which case the user is required to provide necessary information before work in the main window can continue, or modeless. Modeless dialogs do not prevent the user from interacting with any of the other windows in the application."

Etymology

From mode + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mode

Derived Forms

modelessly modelessness

Questions

What does modeless mean?: Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
Where does modeless come from?: From mode + -less.

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