Without

/wɪðˈaʊt/ · adverb

Meaning

(archaic or literary) Outside, externally..

Definitions by Sense

1. (archaic or literary) Outside, externally.
2. Lacking something; failing.
3. (prostitution, euphemistic) Without a condom being worn.
4. (archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond.
5. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
6. Not doing or not having done something.
7. (archaic or dialectal) Unless, except (introducing a clause).

Example Sentences

Brainiac: This earthquake is quite literally worldwide. Alex Danvers: But the seismic activity [isn't] coming from within the planet, it's coming from without.

And as each and all of them were warmed without by the sun, so each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, at least some remote and distant hope which, though perhaps starving to nothing, still lived on, as hopes will.

Strange silence here: without, the sounding street Heralds the world's swift passage to the fire

I knew that someone had entered the house cautiously from without.

The feeling seemed to come not from without, but from within each body, as though every person had become a vibrating string.

Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.

We've run out of bread; you'll have to do without until I can get to the bakeshop.

Whose can be used with a following noun or without.

Synonyms for without

Antonyms for without

Related Words

Word Forms

• withoute
• wythoute
• wythowt
• wythowte

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