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seamless

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsimɫəs// UK //sˈiːmləs// seam·less

adj. smooth and perfect, without any gaps or sudden changes. You use this to describe a process or transition that happens so easily you do not even notice the parts moving together.

adj. characterised by a smooth, continuous flow or transition without apparent gaps, joints, or interruptions. Often describes the integration of different systems or the transition between states.


SIMPLE

The transition to the new software was seamless.

CONTEXTUAL

The hotel staff provided a seamless check-in experience that made the guests feel welcome immediately.

COMPLEX

The director's use of long takes created a seamless narrative flow, blurring the lines between the protagonist's dreams and his waking reality.

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Origin

From Middle English seemles, semeles, semles, Old English *sēamlēas, equivalent to seam + -less. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sømløs (“seamless”), Swedish sömlös (“seamless”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'be' or 'feel'.

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