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seamless

/ˈsimlɪs/
/ˈsimləs/
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Other forms: seamlessly

Something seamless could literally be a piece of clothing without seams, but it's usually something else that's smooth or unbroken, like a seamless transition.

Seamless things are connected so well that you can't see what's holding them together. They're flowing, consistent, and well-put-together. If an employee leaves, and the replacement does a great job immediately, that's a seamless transition. In basketball, if a team goes from offense to defense without missing a beat, that's seamless play. And that underwear that seems to be made out of one piece of material? Seamless. And super comfortable.

Definitions of seamless
  1. adjective
    not having or joined by a seam or seams
    seamless stockings”
    synonyms:
    broadloom
    (of rugs or carpets) woven full width
    circular-knit
    knitted in tubular form
    unseamed
    having no seams
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    antonyms:
    seamed
    having or joined by a seam or seams
    seamy
    showing a seam
    sewed, sewn, stitched
    fastened with stitches
  2. adjective
    perfectly consistent and coherent
    “the novel's seamless plot”
    synonyms:
    coherent, consistent, logical, ordered
    marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
  3. adjective
    smooth, especially of skin
    synonyms: unlined, unseamed
    smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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/ˈsimlɪs/
UK
/ˈsimləs/
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