sans

¹

[ sanz; French sahn ]

preposition

1. without.

Sans.

²

abbreviation for

1. Sanskrit.

sans

¹

/ sænz /

preposition

1. an archaic word for without

Sans.

²

abbreviation for

1. Sanskrit

Word History and Origins

Origin of sans¹

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 sans¹

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

Example Sentences

On the first trip I took photos of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, while it was still in early stages.

From The Daily Beast

The governor, sans tie, wore a dress shirt and casual jacket onto the stage.

From The Daily Beast

The schizo CIA agent is back for more drone warfare and spycraft—this time, sans Brody and his frustratingly emo daughter.

From The Daily Beast

On the summer programming spectrum, it skewed more towards “just plain silly,” sans the “but still curious” modifier.

From The Daily Beast

“Technology enables dissent,” the former NSA contractor told the crowd of thousands via video screen, this time sans robot.

From The Daily Beast

Ces gens, croy-je, sont les plus grands harangueurs de toute la terre; ils ne font rien sans cela.

From Project Gutenberg

Mais il faut premierement batir la Republique, sans laquelle l'Eglise ne peut estre.

From Project Gutenberg

Car s voyages precedens il ne s'en est iamais pass vn seul sans mortalit, quoy qu'on fust bien l'aise.

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We should remodel the Government, and teach the sans culottes the hazard of trying the trade of politicians.

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Le roi pouvait crer ce duch en sa faveur, sans blesser aucune susceptibilit militaire.

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Related Words

• bare
• barren
• lacking
• vacant