without

Meanings

• adjective

  Absent or lacking something; not having a particular attribute, quality, or possession.

  - "The cake was without frosting."
  - "He felt without sympathy for the suffering."
  - "The room was without light."

• verb

  To deny or exclude something; to do without.

  - "We cannot without risking our lives."
  - "She was without the means to pay the rent."
  - "He was without a job."

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Pronunciation

1. /wɪðˈaʊt/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

characteristic , endowed , having , with , within , with , within

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Synonyms

-free , -less , lacking , outwith , sans , w/o

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with without
about , without , out , scout , stout , doubt , rout , shroud , plough , vow , tow , bow , now , brow , grow , show , glow , throw , through , through and through , true , blue , me and you , new , brew , dew , view , queue , queue up , muse , choose , muse , cruise , abuse , abuse , refuse , refuse , lose , poise , noise , joys , toys , boys , soys , enjoys , enjoys , enchants , enchants , advances , advances , advances , advances

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. WIT (English) : Intelligence, quick understanding
   

2. WITHOUT (English) : Absent or lacking something; not having a particular attribute, quality, or possession.
   

3. WITHOUT (English) : Within; inside
   

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Variants

List of all variants of without that leads to same result
without , withouts , without (a) doubt , without a doubt , without doubt , without a murmur , without apology , without a scratch , without a trace , without a whimper

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Forms

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without, without a, without fail, without exception, without mercy, without prejudice, without reservation, without a doubt, without a care, without a trace, without end

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Etymology

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Old English witoutan, from wit, meaning 'without' + outan, meaning 'put out'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the longest word in English without repeating any letters is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means a type of lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles?

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Related Concepts

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1. Absence: The state of being or feeling empty or lacking something.

2. Lack: The state of being deficient or inadequate in something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'without' is often used to convey a sense of loss or absence, such as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': 'Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.' In art, 'without' can symbolize emptiness or the absence of something essential.

How to Memorize "without"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a scene where someone is holding an empty plate or a room without any furniture. Visualize the absence or the lack of something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'without' with the feeling of emptiness or the absence of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'WITHOUT' stands for 'Without It, Things Understand Nothing' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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