maskless

maskless

English

Etymology

    From mask + -less.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæskləs/

    Adjective

    maskless (not comparable)

    1. Without a mask; lacking a mask or masks.
      Synonym: unmasked
      Antonym: masked
      • 2022 April 22, David Leonhardt, “Maskless Flying”, in The New York Times[1]:
        “One-way masking works,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious-disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University, said. When he is treating tuberculosis patients, they are typically maskless, and he wears an N95 mask to protect himself.

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