Seamless
/ˈsiːmləs/noun
Without a visible seam or interruption; smooth and continuous.
Did you know?“Seamless” is built from the old Germanic word for a stitched joint, so the modern idea of perfect flow comes from the very thing tailors tried to erase.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*syuh₁-
“to sew, stitch”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*saumaz
“seam, sewn joint”
Old English
English
sēam
“a seam, stitched line or joining”
Old English
English
-lēas
“without, lacking”
Middle English
English
seemles / seamless
“without a seam; not stitched together”
Modern English
English
seamless
“without a visible seam or interruption”