I. wə̇ˈthau̇t, -thau̇t, usu -d.+V preposition
Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, adverb, outside, from ūt out — more at with , out
1.
a. : at, to, or on the outside of : exterior to
had to stand without the door — F.L.Packard
had placed themselves without the church — Valentine Ughet & Eleanor Davis
solidarity and goodwill within and without the clan — W.W.Howells
b. : out of the range of
today, it is a goal, not without our immediate grasp, but attainable — S.J.Holbel
c. : beyond , past
just without the trees — William Bartram
2. : not derived from or connected with : external to
light in me, light without me, everywhere change — Robert Browning
3.
a. : not using or being subjected to
spent the evening without conversation
worked without coercion
b. : exempt or free from
without end
without fail
without fear
4.
a. : not accompanied by or associated with : separated from
smoke without fire
taste without extravagance
music without tears
b. : suffering the deprivation or absence of : not having : lacking
without money or resources
without a roof over his head
c. : lacking the company or companionship of
could not live without her
5.
a. : not securing or receiving
was fired without explanation
was welcomed back without reproaches
b. : not admitting of
a condition without remedy
c. — used as a function word to indicate the absence or neglect of an action
people who look without seeing, listen without hearing, read without understanding, and act without thinking — Phoenix Flame
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, adverb
1. : on the outside : externally
the church, a decent enough fourteenth-century … structure without — Osbert Lancaster
2.
a. : outside of a particular place ; specifically : outside of the house : outdoors
an afternoon which was dismal without and within — Lucien Price
b. : outside of a class, community, or membership
3. : in outward action, circumstance, or being : outwardly
whether without or within, never … flagging in energy or zest — Emily Skeel
within be fed, without be rich no more — Shakespeare
4. : with a lack of something : so as to be deprived
his parents were poor, and he learned to do without
go without
III. noun
( -s )
: an outer place or region
from the far without to the deep within — James Stephens
a disintegration from within, aided no doubt by the allied victory, but not imposed from without — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich
IV. conjunction
Etymology: Middle English withoute, from withoute, preposition
chiefly dialect : except , unless
not without the prince be willing — Shakespeare
you don't know about me without you have read a book — Mark Twain