sans

¹

[sanz, sahn]

preposition

1. without.

Sans.

²

abbreviation

1. Sanskrit.

Sans.

¹

abbreviation

1. Sanskrit

sans

²

/ sænz /

preposition

1. an archaic word for without

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sans.¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French sans, earlier sens, seinz, a conflation of Latin sine “without” and absentiā “in the absence of” (ablative of absentia absence )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sans.¹

C13: from Old French sanz, from Latin sine without, but probably also influenced by Latin absentiā in the absence of

Example Sentences

Shakespeare wrote of the seven ages of man, ending morosely, “sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”

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Each panelist — sans Joy Behar who was absent from Monday’s broadcast — took a turn to address the suspension.

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One reason I like old-fashioned outdoor bikes, sans batteries, is that they also train balance and require your brain to keep you safe.

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Its name is a pun on the sans serif group of typefaces, and the island was depicted as being shaped like a semi-colon.

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The former "Voice" contestant was meant to perform in October 2020 but was booted after he was seen partying in an Alabama bar sans mask.

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Related Words

• bare 
• barren 
• lacking 
• vacant