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.