sans serif

[ sanz ]

noun

, Printing.

1. a style of monotonal type without serifs.

sans serif

/ sænˈsɛrɪf /

noun

1. a style of printer's typeface in which the characters have no serifs

Other Words From

• sans-ser·if [sanz-, ser, -if], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sans serif¹

First recorded in 1820–30