Definition/Meaning of sans

• English - Preposition: sans without , lacking 1590 , William Shakespeare , Love's Labour's Lost , act v , scene 2 (First Folio ed .) Ber . [ … ] And to begin Wench , ſo God helpe me law , My loue to thee is ſound, ſans cracke or flaw . Roſa. Sans , ſans , I pray you . 1982 , Lawrence Durrell , Constance , Faber & Faber 2004 ( Avignon Quintet ), p . 766: Those with brooms started to sweep literally , at the feet of the…
• English - Adjective: sans ( not comparable ) ( typography ) short for sans serif .
• English - Etymology: From Middle English sans , borrowed from Old French sans , senz , sens , from Latin sine ( “ without ” ) conflated with absēns ( “ absent , remote ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /sænz/ Rhymes: -ænz
• English - Anagrams: assn , ass'n Nass