unless

¹un·less

conjunction \ən-ˈles, ˈən-ˌ\

Definition of UNLESS

1

: except on the condition that : under any other circumstance than

2

: without the accompanying circumstance or condition that : but that : but

Origin of UNLESS

Middle English unlesse, alteration of onlesse, from on + lesse less

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with UNLESS

abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, web press, winepress, word stress