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Etymology

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From mask +‎ -less.

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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.