stringless

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adjective

Without string.

“a stringless variety of green beans”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English string →
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Meanings

adjectivestringless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout string.

    A stringless guitar is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

  2. not comparableWithout a hard fibrous strand running the length of one side of the pod.

    a stringless variety of green beans

Origin

  1. Englishstring
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishstringless

From string + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

stringless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringless

MLA

“stringless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stringless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringless.

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