WITHOUT

Definition: WITHOUT

WITHOUT

Adverb

1. Outside of the house; out of doors.

2. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.

Conjunction

1. Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.

Preposition

1. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage.

2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.

3. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WITHOUT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Without \With*out"\, preposition [Old English withoute, withouten, Anglo-Saxon wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + outside, from out. See With, prep., Out.]. (references)

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Circumjacence

Adverb: around, about; without; on every side; on all sides; right and left, all round, round about.

Circumstance

Conditionally, provided, if, in case; if so, if so be, if it be so; depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions; if it so happen, if it so turn out; in the event of; in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event; provisionally, unless, without.

Exemption

Adjective: exempt from, devoid of, without, unpossessed of, unblest with; immune from.

Nonaddition Subtraction

Adverb: in deduction; Noun: less; short of; minus, without, except, except for, excepting, with the exception of, barring, save, exclusive of, save and except, with a reservation; not counting, if one doesn't count.

Unconformity

Adverb: unconformably; Adjective: except, unless, save barring, beside, without, save and except, let alone.

Crosswords: WITHOUT

They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful, and without regret (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

No. We're discussing an object from which I receive in the classic formula a glancing blow which will raise a lump without actually cracking the cranium (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

He's so cheesy, I can't watch him without crackers (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.)

You could call me a man of the cloth, without the cloth (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

I'm not leaving without my cats (Mr. Deeds; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin)

Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face (EYES WITHOUT A FACE; performing artist: Billy Idol)

Life without you isn't worth the trouble of (Lost Without Your Love; performing artist: BREAD)

If I have to live without you. (I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love; performing artist: Chicago)

Lying here without you by my side (Without You; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

Without love no life left on earth (Without Love; performing artist: Donna Lewis)

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Nothing is to be gotten without pains. (references; author: English Proverb)

A life without love, a year without summer. (references; author: Swedish Proverb)

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

Without a Trace (1983)

A Place Without Parents (1974)

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

A Man Without Friends (1972)

Kill Without Compensation (1970)

I Don't Want To Live Without You (performing artist: Foreigner)

Town Without Pity (performing artist: Gene Pitney)

Love Without End Amen (performing artist: George Strait)

Without You (performing artist: Harry Nilsson)

Love Will Never Do (Without You) (performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2000-2005 Outlook for Automotive Rental and Leasing without Drivers in Asia (reference)

• The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Personal Stereos without Cd (reference)

• The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: How to Lower Your Blood Cholesterol by Up to 40 Percent Without Drugs or Deprivation (reference)

• The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses (reference)

• A Gentle Breed: The Story of Bathsheba, "A Town Without Men" (reference)

• No Fun Without U: The Art of Factual Nonsense (reference)

• Riches Without Risk: A Failsafe Investment Strategy to Cope With the Turbulent 80's (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Acog Committee Opinions - Complete Set Without Binder (reference)

• Asian News Digest - Without Binder & Supplement (reference)

• California Journal - Without Index (reference)

• Crawfords Directory Of City Connections - Without Updates (reference)

• Hcpcs - Without Binder (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Without Limits (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Opera Without Words (reference)

• Clouds Without Water (reference)

• Writers Without Homes (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Network Camera without Lens (reference)

• Top Gear Pocket without Rumble Pak (reference)

• DVD-R Drive SCSI Without Media Case Manual Cable Sw (reference)

• Fast Enet Pci Network Card 10/100BTX Without Wake On Lan (reference)

• Rocketport Pci Octacable Without Cable 1-pack (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Polder 2 Step Stool without Rail (reference)

• Porter-Cable 363XXX 4" x 24" 1500 SPFM Sander without Dust Bag (reference)

• Porter-Cable 698XXX Router Table without Motor (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is a PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. The PET scan indicates that the tumor is not metabolizing excess glucose and is therefore benign. PET scans allow doctors to tell if a tumor is malignant without resorting to a surgical biopsy. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This illustration with and without text, explains how a normal cell becomes a cancer cell. An oncogene in a normal cell appears to regulate and influence cell growth and division. When a cancer causing agent affects a cell's DNA and the oncogene is activated, a cancer cell develops. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Jane Hurd (artist).

A jet injector is a device that uses gaseous pressure to propel drugs or vaccines through the outer layers of the skin, and into the underlying subcutaneous tissues. This is accomplished without the use of needles. Credit: CDC.

Illustration of hyphae without (upper) and with (lower) crosswalls. Credit: CDC.

Image of Voyager without the magnetometer boom deployed. Credit: NASA.

Chronograph drum without paper Used to record time ticks during longitude observations Astro party of Charles Whitten. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Contract wiredrag launch TWILIGHT First view without wiredrag gear - second with wiredrag gear installed Semaphore signalling device installed on second picture. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Using candles for lighting while exploring ice cave. Without candles, it was pitch-black in this cave. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The Clean Air Facility on a day without a horizon. Flags mark path. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

This image shows the big stumps of the Brazilian Peppers that have been cut to make way for mangroves. Brazilian Pepper bushes can reach twenty feet in height. During the restoration, bushes as big as 9" in diameter were cleared to provide habitat for mangroves to recolonize. Without restoration efforts to clear Brazilian Pepper, the bush could take over mangrove habitat in two years time. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Heirs shall be married without disparagement, yet so that before the marriage takes place the nearest in blood to that heir shall have notice. (reference)

The nature whereof is, that without a man's own consent it cannot be taken from him. (Second Treatise of Government)

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. (reference)

When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. (reference)

Amendment III. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (reference)

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (reference)

That a case arising under the constitution should be decided without examining the instrument under which it arises? (reference)

They wish for a bourgeoisie without a proletariat. (reference)

Damage caused to civilians by being forced by Germany or her allies to labour without just remuneration. (reference)

Again one cannot imagine a regenerated Europe without a strong France. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It had been serviceable in deadening the first shock, without retaining any influence to alarm

This answer so confused poor Alice, that she let the Dormouse go on for some time without interrupting it.

His nephew left the room without an angry word, notwithstanding

In Islington you can hardly hurl a brick without hitting three antique shops, an estate agent and a bookshop

My heart was a habitation large enough for many guests, but lonely and chill, and without a household fire

Then, without saying a word, he fell on his knees, and even before the crowd had time to utter a cry, he was under the cart

They crossed the quadrangle together without speaking

If without peril it be possible, Sweet Blunt, make some good means to speak with him And give him from me this most needful note

We got trouble enough without they chase the hell out of us.

And I still appeal to my servants round, whether they at any time saw a coach at my door without knowing what persons were in it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

You cannot live without a functioning liver. (references)

It has never been without controversy, however. (references)

Without correction, symptoms generally continue. (references)

Business

They are without government guarantees. (references)

They cannot be replaced without their agreement. (references)

It means a 22% rate for energy without exemption. (references)

Children

Suriname

Otherwise, one must be 31 years old to marry without parental permission. (references)

Austria

Comprehensive, government-financed medical care is available for all children without regard to gender. (references)

Morocco

If a father does not register his child, the child is without civil status and the benefits of citizenship. (references)

Civil Liberties

Brazil

Those detained were released without charge. (references)

Antigua and Barbuda

A religious station broadcasts without impediment. (references)

Gambia

He was released after several hours without charge. (references)

Discrimination

Czech Republic

Health care, education, retirement, and other social services generally are provided without regard to race, sex, religion, disability, or social status. (references)

Burundi

The Transitional Constitutional Act provides equal status and protection for all citizens, without distinction based on sex, origin, ethnicity, religion, or opinion; however, the Government failed to implement effectively the act's provisions, and discrimination persists. (references)

Economic History

Seychelles

Capital goods can be imported without restriction. (references)

Human Rights

Philippines

The woman was released without charge. (references)

Vanuatu

Judges cannot be removed without cause. (references)

Singapore

The MDA permits detention without trial. (references)

Indigenous People

India

No outsiders are allowed to own land in the tribal areas without approval from tribal authorities. (references)

Cameroon

Pygmies reportedly continued to complain that the forests they inhabit were being logged without fair compensation. (references)

India

No rubber, wax, ivory, or other forest products may be removed from the protected areas without prior authorization. (references)

Minorities

Italy

Roma are another traditional minority, but without a specific geographic base. (references)

Slovak Republic

The skinheads were taken into custody, and later released without being charged. (references)

Sri Lanka

Without national identity cards, they also are vulnerable to arrest by the security forces. (references)

Political Economy

Saudi Arabia

Prolonged detention without charge is a problem. (references)

AUSTRALIA

Divestment cannot be forced without due process of law. (references)

Libya

Many political detainees are held for years without charge. (references)

Political Rights

Djibouti

The elections took place without international observers amid opposition claims of fraud. (references)

Kazakhstan

Modifying or amending the Constitution is nearly impossible without the consent of the president. (references)

Egypt

The law empowers the Government to bring felony charges against those who form a party without a license. (references)

Trade

Singapore

Most goods can be imported freely without licenses. (references)

Egypt

All Egyptian products can be exported without obtaining export approvals. (references)

Uae

Agents and distributors cannot be easily replaced without their agreement. (references)

Travel

Mexico

It is best to drink bottled beverages without ice. (references)

Guatemala

Calls can be placed to the U.S. without any problem. (references)

Nigeria

Most U.S. citizens who travel to Nigeria do so without incident. (references)

Women

Yemen

Husbands may divorce wives without justifying their action in court. (references)

Kuwait

The Kuwaiti woman was being held in prison without bail at year's end. (references)

Philippines

Most lower income couples simply separate informally without severing their marital ties. (references)

Worker Rights

Namibia

Unions exercise this right without interference. (references)

Fiji

FTUC officials operated without interference during the year. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Palestinians without valid work permits are subject to arrest. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

One without judgment

Without water

Without judgment

Expressions using "WITHOUT": a distinction without a difference ♦ a prophet is without honor in his own country ♦ absence without leave ♦ absent without leave ♦ agree without reservation ♦ all without exception ♦ anticipated transient without scram ♦ available without prescription ♦ be absent without excuse ♦ be without ♦ being without ♦ being without money ♦ Biofeedback Without Machines ♦ bond issue without fixed maturity ♦ come through without a scratch ♦ complain without cause ♦ completely without ♦ cut without stock removal ♦ cutting without stock removal ♦ die without benefit of clergy ♦ die without issue ♦ do a thing without difficulty ♦ do it yourself or go without ♦ do smth. without notice ♦ do without ♦ drive without a license ♦ drive without attention ♦ driver without a license ♦ eat without paying ♦ escape without a scratch ♦ for 20 years without break ♦ forming without stock removal ♦ from without ♦ get on without smb. ♦ get on without smb. or smth. ♦ go without ♦ go without food ♦ go without saying ♦ gone without saying ♦ handle without mittens ♦ indorsement without recourse ♦ it goes without saying ♦ it goes without saying! ♦ jailed without bail ♦ key without taper ♦ learning without a teacher ♦ leaving hotel without paying ♦ leaving restaurant without paying ♦ lost without trace ♦ make bricks without straw ♦ manage without ♦ mathematical Analysis without Programming ♦ microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages ♦ minister without portfolio ♦ no smoke without fire ♦ not without effort ♦ not without purpose ♦ not without reason ♦ obtaining a service without payment ♦ obtaining personal data without authorisation ♦ pleasure without alloy ♦ reading without preparation ♦ reckon without ♦ reckon without one's host ♦ run without stopping ♦ screw used without nut ♦ shaping without stock removal ♦ share without par value ♦ Sinutab Sinus Maximum Strength Without Drowsiness [OTC] ♦ sit without doing smth. ♦ sleep without a break ♦ speak without beating about the business ♦ speak without reserve ♦ stay at a hotel without paying ♦ subject to change without notice ♦ talk without thinking ♦ that goes without saying ♦ there is no rule without an exception ♦ there is no smoke without fire ♦ there's no smoke without fire ♦ thing without precedent ♦ times without numbers ♦ To be without rebuke ♦ to do without ♦ To go without ♦ To handle without gloves ♦ To handle without mittens ♦ To reckon without one's host ♦ travel without paying ♦ within and without ♦ without a break ♦ without a care in the world ♦ without a division ♦ without a doubt ♦ without a dowry ♦ without a fault ♦ without a fight ♦ without a funeral ♦ without a government ♦ without a grain of malice ♦ without a groat in his pocket. Additional references.

Beginning with "WITHOUT": Without-door.

Ending with "WITHOUT": cold-without, stardom-without, with-and-without.

Containing "WITHOUT": minister-without-portfolio.

Afrikaans

sonder. (various references)

Albanian

pa (less, minus, sans, wanting). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من غير (wanting), ‏خارجيا (outwardly), ‏خارج كذا, ‏بلا, ‏بدون (even, minus). (various references)

Bulgarian 

външно (outwardly), вън (away, hence, out, outside, outward, outwards), отвън (from outside, from without, outdoors, outside), навън (al fresco, out, out of doors, outdoors, outside, outward, outwards), без да, по външност. (various references)

Chinese 

没有 (NO, None), 毫無 . (various references)

Czech

vnì (outside), venku (in the open air, out, outdoors, outside), mimo (besides, beyond, except, extra, out of, outside, past, wide), bez (elder, minus, past, sans). (various references)

Danish

udder. (various references)

Dutch

ontbloot van, gespeend van. (various references)

Esperanto

senprokraste (at once, immediately, instantly, without delay), sennoma (anonymous, nameless, without a name), senmanke (without fail), nepre (absolutely, definitely, without fail), kun rezervo pri (bar, barring, except for, subject to, without prejudice). (various references)

Estonian

vahemaandumisteta (without stopovers). (various references)

Faeroese

uttan. (various references)

Farsi 

فاقد (Toom), انطرف (Ulterior, Yonder), ازبیرون , بیرون از (Away, Forth, Out), بیرون (Abroad, Away, External, Out, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Surface), بطرف خارج , برون (Outside), بدون (But). (various references)

Finnish

ilman. (various references)

Flemish

zonder. (various references)

French

sans. (various references)

Frisian

sûnder. (various references)

German

ohne (devoid, excluding, un, voidly, wihtout, with no). (various references)

Greek 

άνευ (devoid of, sans). (various references)

Guarani

repia'ÿre (without straying). (various references)

Haitian Creole

san (Hundred, one hundred). (various references)

Hawaiian

pa. (various references)

Hebrew 

בלי (decay, except for, excluding, wearing out). (various references)

Hungarian

nélkül (in the extreme, minus, sans, scot-free, sine, there is no fire without smoke, wanting), kívül (besides, beyond, out of, outside, to judge). (various references)

Indonesian

tanpa (devoid). (various references)

Irish

gan. (various references)

Italian

senza (in-, out, wihtout). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

無し　, 無し , 亡しで , 亡しに , 漫ろに (in spite of oneself, somehow), ならず者 (but, but for, even so, except, hooligan, if, in case, it's not a big deal, it's not a problem, or something like that .., ruffian, scamp, something or other, things like ..., what's that?), せざるを得ない (cannot avoid doing, has to do, hasty, impatient, instead of, is compelled to do, to cheat someone out of, to wangle). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なしで, なしに, ならでは (but, but for, except), なし (nashi), せずに (instead of), せず . (various references)

Korean 

없이. (various references)

Malay

tanpa. (various references)

Manx

mooie (abroad, exterior, external, extraneous, out, outboard, outdoors, outer, outstanding, outward, owing), gyn (devoid, ex, un), fegooish (devoid), dyn (no), cheumooie (alfresco, exterior, outboard, outside). (various references)

Papiamen

sin. (various references)

Pig Latin

ithoutway.(various references)

Polish

bez (lilac). (various references)

Portuguese

sem (lacking, minus, out, outside, wanting). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

sem. (various references)

Romanian

fãrã (besides, clear of, devoid of, ex, less, minus, save, wanting). (various references)

Russian 

снаружи (from outside, from the outside, on the outside, outside, outwardly), без не, без (but for, less, sans, through no, with no). (various references)

Scottish

gun (d, followed by asp.con., s excepted, t, that). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

van (beyond, off, out, out of, outside, outside of, outward, outwards), izvan (besides, beyond, out of, outside of), bez (devoid, out of, sans, unbeknownst, with no), a ne, a da ne. (various references)

Spanish

sin (but, except, minus, out of, wihtout). (various references)

Sranan

sondro. (various references)

Swahili

bila, pasipo. (various references)

Swedish

utan (but, ex, free from, out of, outside, sans, wanting, whithout), förutan. (various references)

Thai

ชัดเจนจนไม่ต้องเอ่ยอะไรอีก (goes without saying). (various references)

Turkish

-siz (devoid of, ex, guiltless, in-, innocent of, lacking, non-, out of, sans, sine, un-, void of, wanting, with no), -sız (devoid of, ex, in-, innocent of, sine, void of, wanting, with no), olmaksızın (ex), olmadan (ex), -meksizin (without that), -medikçe (without that), -meden, dışarıda (abroad, out, outdoor, outdoors), dışında (apart from, aside from, barring, beside, besides, but the, except, except that, excepting, not including, off, on the outside of, out of, outside of, save, saving, short, short of), dış taraf (exterior), dış (ecto-, exo-, exterior, external, extrinsic, foreign, offshore, out, outer, outside, outward, salient, superficial). (various references)

Turkmen 

zцwwe (immediately, without delay), ygtyяarsyz (against one's will, without permission), ummasyz (without end), юeksiz (unquestionably, without doubt), цz-цzьnden (occur without help), jogapsyz (unanswerable, without permission), irginsiz (without hesitation), esassyz (unfounded, without basis), bidin (without permission). (various references)

Ukrainian

крім (bar, barring, beside, besides, beyond, but, else, except, excepting, outside, outwith, save, saving, than), коли не, не рахуючи, назовні (forth, outside, outwardly, outwards), на вулиці (downstairs, out of doors, outside), на вигляд (outwardly, seemingly), зовнішній бік (exteriority, external, face), зовні (abroad, but, on the outside, outdoors, out-of-door, outside, outwardly, outwith), за (abaft, about, according to, after, around, at, behind, beyond, by, in favor of, in favour of, off, on, out, outside, per, to, with, within), з виду, без (ex, less, minus, till, wanting). (various references)

Vietnamese 

phía ngoài, ngoài (exterior, off, out), bên ngoài (outward), ở ngoài (exterior, external, out, outdoor, outside, outward). (various references)

Welsh

heb. (various references)

Yucatec

xma', ma' (no, not). (various references)

nu-me-a. (various references)

a-, an-. (various references)

sine. (various references)

us-. (various references)

butan, -leas. (various references)

sans. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "WITHOUT": withoutdoors, withouts. (additional references)

Misspellings

"WITHOUT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ithoot, lwithout, Nijhout, whithout, withoot, withou, withour, withoute, withouut, witout, wittout. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: outhit, outwit.

-3 letters: thio, thou, toit, tout, twit, whit, with.

-4 letters: hit, hot, how, hut, out, tho, tot, tow, tui, tut, two, who, wit, wot.

-5 letters: hi, ho, it, oh, ow, ti, to, uh, ut, wo.

+1 letter: whiteout, withouts.

+2 letters: whiteouts.

+4 letters: outthrowing, outwatching, unworthiest.

+5 letters: interwrought, withoutdoors.