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keyless

American  
[kee-lis] / ˈki lɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking a key or keys.

  2. requiring no key or keys.

    a keyless lock operated by a series of push buttons.


Etymology

Origin of keyless

First recorded in 1815–25; key 1 + -less

Example Sentences

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Check your vehicle’s manual and follow the instructions to turn off the “remote keyless feature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

It also installed a special keyless system for cars, so that people wouldn't have to wait around for someone to hand over the key.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

The first keyless fobs transmitted a digital code to the car, and it would unlock.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

Technology continues to shift and transform new schools, from keyless building entry to automated temperature control to Wi-Fi.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The only explanation possible is that the owners of houses where one is bored are socially color-blind, as cheerfully unconscious of their weakness as the keyless lady and the whistling abomination.

From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot

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