"sans" meaning in English

See sans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sænz/ [UK, US], /sɑ̃/ [UK, US] (note: uncommon outside French idioms) Audio: En-us-sans.ogg [US], En-uk-sans.ogg [UK], en-au-sans.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ænz Etymology: From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saunz}} Middle English saunz, {{der|en|fro|sans}} Old French sans, {{der|en|la|sine||without}} Latin sine (“without”), {{cog|fr|sans}} French sans, {{cog|it|senza}} Italian senza, {{cog|pt|sem}} Portuguese sem, {{cog|es|sin}} Spanish sin Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sans (not comparable)
  1. (typography) Ellipsis of sans serif. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable Alternative form of: sans serif
    Sense id: en-sans-en-adj-~Es78DbI Categories (other): Typography, English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 53 47 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} sans
  1. plural of san Tags: form-of, plural Form of: san
    Sense id: en-sans-en-noun-yDUsqFUJ Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 28 2 0 5 29 30 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /sænz/ [UK, US], /sɑ̃/ [UK, US] (note: uncommon outside French idioms) Audio: En-us-sans.ogg [US], En-uk-sans.ogg [UK], en-au-sans.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ænz Etymology: From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saunz}} Middle English saunz, {{der|en|fro|sans}} Old French sans, {{der|en|la|sine||without}} Latin sine (“without”), {{cog|fr|sans}} French sans, {{cog|it|senza}} Italian senza, {{cog|pt|sem}} Portuguese sem, {{cog|es|sin}} Spanish sin Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} sans
  1. (literary, now often humorous or defective) Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent. Tags: defective, humorous, literary, often Synonyms: minus, without
    Sense id: en-sans-en-prep-Fr8D0k0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 53 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 2 19 3 0 8 19 38 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 28 2 0 5 29 30 3 3 Related terms: belle dame sans merci, retour sans protêt, sans-culotte, sans-culotterie, sans-culottic, sans-culottide, sans-culottish, sans-culottism, sans-culottist, sans doute, sans égal, sans gêne, sans nombre, sans rival, sans-serif, sans-souci
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "word": "minus"
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