sans
Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedentWithout; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent.
» Serif fonts are prettier, but sans-serif fonts are easier to read.
Meaning
1 senses(defective, humorous, literary, often)Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent.
Examples
4 sentencesSerif fonts are prettier, but sans-serif fonts are easier to read.
Her Sans Rival is pretty decent.
Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.
ruБернар Кушнер, который основал «Врачей без границ», не выступал против войны в Ираке.
In Austin, Texas, people gathered recently at the Sans Bar and drank alcohol-free beers and mixed drinks called watermelon mockaritas.
Origin
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sinFrom 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.
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