seamless

[seem-lis]

adjective

1. having no seams.

   seamless stockings.

2. smoothly continuous or uniform in quality; combined in an inconspicuous way.

   a seamless blend of art and entertainment.

seamless

/ ˈsiːmlɪs /

adjective

1. (of a garment) having no seams

2. continuous or flowing

   seamless output

   a seamless performance

Other Word Forms

• seamlessly adverb
• seamlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of seamless¹

First recorded in 1475–85; seam + -less

Example Sentences

The Belgian also appears to have slotted in seamlessly to life in Serie A and, while he is yet to register a league assist, he has created the equal-second most chances among all midfielders.

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In their place, redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller stepped seamlessly into a leading role Saturday, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries against Michigan.

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“It requires an unbelievably complex combination of systems interacting completely seamlessly,” he said.

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It is designed to make data both reusable and properly credited by combining all essential steps -- curation, compliance checks, AI-ready formatting, peer review, an interactive portal, certification, and permanent hosting -- into one seamless process.

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Davis is a bit like a backstage conductor, making sure that all of the individual teams — lighting, carpenters, stage hands and more — work as a unified whole so that everything that happens onstage appears seamless.

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Related Words

• logical 
• smooth 

When To Use

What does seamless mean?

Seamless describes a garment or something similar as having no seams.A seam is a line of stitches that join two pieces of cloth, leather, or the like, such as you might see at the bottom of a pant leg. A garment without seams, such as a pair of stockings, is seamless.Figuratively, something that is seamless is smooth or continuous, such as a conversation that flows back and forth between people with no one talking over others. A transition from one school to another in which you don’t encounter any problems and immediately feel comfortable at the new school could be described as a seamless transition.Example: The transition from scene to scene was seamless.