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Meaning of "sans serif" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SANS SERIF

sans serif  [sænˈsɛrɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANS SERIF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sans serif is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANS SERIF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sans serif

Sans-serif

In typography, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, san serif or simply sans typeface is one that does not have the small projecting features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. The term comes from the French word sans, meaning "without". Sans-serif fonts tend to have less line width variation than serif fonts. In print, sans-serif fonts are used for headlines rather than for body text. The conventional wisdom holds that serifs help guide the eye along the lines in large blocks of text. Sans-serifs, however, have acquired considerable acceptance for body text in Europe. Sans-serif fonts have become the most prevalent for display of text on computer screens. This is partly because interlaced screens have shown twittering on the fine details of the horizontal serifs. Additionally, on lower-resolution digital displays, fine details like serifs may disappear or appear too large. Before the term "sans-serif" became common in English typography, a number of other terms had been used.

Definition of sans serif in the English dictionary

The definition of sans serif in the dictionary is a style of printer's typeface in which the characters have no serifs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANS SERIF


cauldrife
ˈkɔːldrɪf
dandriff
ˈdændrɪf
griff
ɡrɪf
griffe
ɡrɪf
hairif
ˈhɛərɪf
hippogriff
ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf
hippogryph
ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf
logogriph
ˈlɒɡəʊˌɡrɪf
midriff
ˈmɪdrɪf
mutessarif
ˌmuːtəˈsærɪf
nontariff
ˌnɒnˈtærɪf
riff
rɪf
sanserif
sænˈsɛrɪf
serif
ˈsɛrɪf
seriph
ˈsɛrɪf
sheriff
ˈʃɛrɪf
Sherriff
ˈʃɛrɪf
tariff
ˈtærɪf
triff
trɪf
undersheriff
ˈʌndəˌʃɛrɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANS SERIF

sannop
sannup
sannyasi
sannyasin
sanpan
sanpro
sans
sans-culotte
sans-culottism
sans-culottist
Sans.
sansa
sansar
sansculotterie
sansculottic
sansculottides
sansculottish
sansei
sanserif
sansevieria

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANS SERIF

as if
calif
if
kaif
kharif
kif
massif
Mazar-e-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif
motif
only if
positif
reif
Rif
sharif
sherif
sif
sportif
what if
what-if

Synonyms and antonyms of sans serif in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sans serif» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANS SERIF

Find out the translation of sans serif to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sans serif from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sans serif» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无衬线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sans serif
570 millions of speakers

English

sans serif
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sans serif
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلا الرقيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

без засечек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sans serif
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যতিত সেরিফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans serif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sans serif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

serifenlose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンセリフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산세 리프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sans serif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sans serif
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சான்ஸ் செரிஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेन्स सेरीफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sans Serif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sans serif
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bezszeryfowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

без зарубок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sans serif
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sans serif
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sans serif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sans serif
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sans serif
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sans serif

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANS SERIF»

The term «sans serif» is very widely used and occupies the 19.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANS SERIF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sans serif

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANS SERIF»

Discover the use of sans serif in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sans serif and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sans serif: the ultimate sourcebook of classic and ...
A complete visual history of one of the world's most familiar typefaces, Sans Serif, this sourcebook focuses in particular on its development and various incarnations over the past decade.
Cees de Jong, 2006
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How it Works: Science and Technology
Serif fonts, on the other hand, are more appropriate for longer stretches of text, which would be tiring to read if they were presented in a sans-serif font. A serif font usually seems to be smaller than a sans-serif font of the same overall height,  ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
3
Exploring Typography
Until the twentieth century, typefaces without serifs (sans serif) weren't very popular. Although there were some sans-serif typefaces designed in the nineteenth century, they were mostly used as display type and were considered to be ugly ...
Tova Rabinowitz, 2006
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The Design Manual
David Whitbread. Slab serif typefaces This is Rod. This is Janette. See Rod and Janette run. Futura DOING IT SMARTER Tiny type Sans serif type remains quite readable at even 3 or 4 point. You should use wider letterspacing at such small ...
David Whitbread, 2001
5
Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans: 365 Graphic Design Sins and ...
Commentary Similar to the optical issues of roman and italic serif fonts, mixing sans-serif typefaces with serif typefaces requires optical adjustment. Serif fonts have changing thick and thin line weights in each character. Their overall proportion ...
Tony Seddon, Sean Adams, John Foster, 2011
6
The Graphic Designer's Guide to Portfolio Design
Windows Macintosh Font Family Arial Arial, Helvetica sans serif Arial Arial, Helvetica sans serif Arial Black Arial Black, Gadget sans serif AArriiaall BBllaacckk AArriiaall BBllaacckk,, GGaaddggeett sans serif Comic Sans MS Comic Sans MS ...
Debbie Rose Myers, 2011
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The Graphic Designer's Electronic-Media Manual: How to Apply ...
Sans Serif Type Verdana Sans Serif Type News Gothic MT sans serif Type Arial Sans Serif Type Helvetica Sans Serif Type Trebuchet Sans Serif Type Tahoma Sans Serif Type Gill Sans A fontwill often contain a range of styles including bold,  ...
Jason Tselentis, 2012
8
SAS 9.4 Graph Template Language: User's Guide
Statistical; parent = styles.default; style fonts / 'TitleFont2'=("<sans-serif>, < MTsans-serif>, Helvetica,Helv",2,bold) 'TitleFont'=("<sans-serif>, <MTsans-serif>, Helvetica,Helv",3,bold) 'StrongFont'=("<sans-serif>, <MTsans-serif>, Helvetica, Helv",2 ...
SAS Institute, 2013
9
Dreamweaver in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
These fonts, or near equivalents, are available under most operating systems. If you select an option that specifies multiple fonts, such as "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif," the visitor's web browser uses the first available font from the list.
Heather Williamson, Bruce Epstein, 2002
10
PayPal Income Booster Professional: How To Make Multiple ...
21px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span>This way, you get, and I do too...</span></span></b></dd><dd><b><span style="color : white;"><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial ...
‎2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANS SERIF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sans serif is used in the context of the following news items.
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Your email font is ruining your life
Email "clients" - the programs you use to check your email, like Gmail, Apple Mail, and Outlook - tend to favour sans serif fonts, in which the letters don't have end ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Vinod Mehta, the Last Great Editor, 1942-2015
sans serif records with deep regret the passing of the Editorial Chairman of Outlook magazine, Vinod Mehta, in New Delhi on Sunday, 8 March 2015. He was 73 ... «Churumuri, Mar 15»
3
A Nation's Storied Design Heritage, Reduced To A Single Font
But while Sweden Sans might be more properly called Sweden Serif, it does somehow manage to still feel like a sans serif font. "The serifs are there because we ... «Co.Design, Feb 15»
4
How did 'hipster sans serif' become the defining font of 2014?
If you haven't spotted it on a film poster you've probably seen it on a magazine cover, or a book jacket, a bottle of nail polish, a canvas tote, a bag of organic ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
5
Adobe and Google debut open-source typeface family spanning …
“Because it's a sans serif typeface, it's a workhorse font — good for a single line of text or a short phrase or something you might see in a software menu, as well ... «The Next Web, Jul 14»
6
How typeface influences the way we read and think
The conscious awareness of Comic Sans promotes — at least among some people — contempt ... "There are many very readable sans serif typefaces out there. «The Week Magazine, Feb 14»
7
Killing Comic Sans: 5 alternative fonts that protect your dignity
When Comic Sans was included in Windows 95, the world was starved for a relaxed, whimsical font, making the bubbly sans serif type face just the ticket. «PCWorld, Mar 13»
8
Review: Aller Standard is a quirky, charming sans serif font
A modern sans serif typeface family, all versions of Aller Standard include some interesting variations: in the regular form, the tail of the uppercase Q floats just ... «PCWorld, Dec 12»
9
A new serif in town: The fonts used on London's signs and shops …
Johnston also inspired, directly or otherwise, several other sans serif fonts (serifs are the little flourishes that appear at the end of the strokes in, for example, ... «The Independent, Mar 12»
10
Graphic Content | Carter Sans
It is a hybrid sans serif (meaning without the little feet), known to some as “flare serif” and others as “glyphic serif,” owing to the ever-so-slight inscriptional accent ... «New York Times, Feb 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sans serif [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sans-serif>. Apr 2024 ».
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