"frictionless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: friction + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|friction|less}} friction + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} frictionless (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to lack of friction. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or pertaining to lack of friction): kitkaton (Finnish), reibungslos (German), senza attrito (Italian), senza intoppi (Italian), senza problemi (Italian), scorrevole (Italian), wakukore (Maori), friktionsfri (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-frictionless-en-adj-jkSpTn44 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to lack of friction': 98 2
  2. (finance) Of a transaction or trade, without tariffs and non-tariff barriers. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-frictionless-en-adj-wBhPn2ot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 18 82 Topics: business, finance

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