seamless
Americanadjective
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having no seams.
seamless stockings.
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smoothly continuous or uniform in quality; combined in an inconspicuous way.
a seamless blend of art and entertainment.
adjective
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(of a garment) having no seams
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continuous or flowing
seamless output
a seamless performance
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of seamless
Explanation
Something seamless could literally be a piece of clothing without seams, but it's usually something else that's smooth or unbroken, like a seamless transition. Seamless things are connected so well that you can't see what's holding them together. They're flowing, consistent, and well-put-together. If an employee leaves, and the replacement does a great job immediately, that's a seamless transition. In basketball, if a team goes from offense to defense without missing a beat, that's seamless play. And that underwear that seems to be made out of one piece of material? Seamless. And super comfortable.
Vocabulary lists containing seamless
Power Suffix: -less
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Example Sentences
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But dreams of seamless cross-country journeys rub up against a fragmented network broken into national systems that critics say create hurdles and pushes up costs.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Sharing the same facility in El Segundo made integration of the two rosters seamless.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
He said that conversations and transactions with those fans have been seamless.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Without the promise of a cheaper, more seamless metro ride though, a swift and dramatic rise in adoption will be unlikely.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
What had been a seamless union was now only a man and a horse, jangling against each other.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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