sans
/sænz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent.
Humorous; Literary
adj
Ellipsis of sans serif.
Example Sentences
- "Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you."
- "Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds."
- "But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else she followed him out there from his house."
- "Skin needs ultraviolet radiation to begin the synthesis of vitamin D, but dermatologists say you can probably get the necessary electromagnetic input from a mere 20 minutes of sun exposure a week, as you go about your daily affairs, sunblocked and sans beach."
- "The fella in question was still sitting at his table, sans everything above the neckerchief. There was blood everywhere, and brain matter, and bits of skull, and what looked like very expensive bone china."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sænz/
- British English: /sænz/