Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Without a caption.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

caption +‎ -less

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word captionless.

Examples

  • The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book is the first and so far only collection of those captionless comics at the back of the New Yorker magazine, each printed with the three “finalist” options and the winner that appeared in sequential issues of the magazine.

    Fill in the Blank 2009

  • With Regards to the Queen's iPod, I can just imagine future political cartoons: captionless scenes of political mayhem with the Queen regally watching ... with headphone cords dangling from her ears.

    Discourse.net: Why the Queen Can Enjoy Her New iPod 2009

  • The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book is the first and so far only collection of those captionless comics at the back of the New Yorker magazine, each printed with the three “finalist” options and the winner that appeared in sequential issues of the magazine.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • Although the captionless photos may not be exactly what we get in the end, it certainly makes some interesting suggestions towards a Ring that will certainly have a unique look if nothing else.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Although the captionless photos may not be exactly what we get in the end, it certainly makes some interesting suggestions towards a Ring that will certainly have a unique look if nothing else.

    Winners 2008

  • Who hasn't received those captionless, authorless photographs that endlessly swirl through the electronic ether and settle in our in-box, captured moments of some unknown soul's life suddenly digitized and exposed to the eyes of the world without benefit of explanation?

    A Christmas Story Dave Hurteau 2008

  • I have people submit captionless cat photos to me and then I come up with something funny to go on them.

    OLYMPIX CAT - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

  • But some of the best drawings here are captionless.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • His style varies wildly: Sempe is a master both of sparse, captionless drawings where a few simple lines speak volumes, as well as riotous, over-the-top scenes where every square centimeter inch is alive and captions are hundreds of words long.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By JENNY BARCHFIELD 2011

  • His style varies wildly: Sempe is a master both of sparse, captionless drawings where a few simple lines speak volumes, as well as riotous, over-the-top scenes where every square centimeter inch is alive and captions are hundreds of words long.

    The Seattle Times 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.