adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:S T EY1 T L IH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
without nationality or citizenship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
stateless persons
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: homeless
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English stateless From state + -less.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
apàtrida
— (computer science) without remembering state
Chinese Mandarin:
無狀態 /无状态
(wúzhuàngtài)
— (computer science) without remembering state
Czech:
bezstavový
— (computer science) without remembering state
Finnish:
tilaton
— (computer science) without remembering state
German:
zustandlos
— (computer science) without remembering state
Greek:
ακαταστασικός
(akatastasikós)
— (computer science) without remembering state
Turkish:
durumsuz
— (computer science) without remembering state
Azerbaijani:
vətəndaşlığı olmayan
— (law) without a state or nationality
Basque:
herrigabe
— (law) without a state or nationality
Basque:
aberrigabe
— (law) without a state or nationality
Belarusian:
без грамадзянства
(bjez hramadzjanstva)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Belarusian:
апатры́д
(apatrýd)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Bengali:
রাষ্ট্রহীনতা
(raśṭrohinota)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Bulgarian:
без гражданство
(bez graždanstvo)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Bulgarian:
апатри́д
(apatríd)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Carpathian Rusyn:
апатри́д
(apatrýd)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Catalan:
apàtrida
— (law) without a state or nationality
Chinese Mandarin:
無國籍 /无国籍
(wúguójí)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Czech:
apatrida
— (law) without a state or nationality
Danish:
statsløs
— (law) without a state or nationality
Dutch:
staatloos
— (law) without a state or nationality
Dutch:
stateloos
— (law) without a state or nationality
Esperanto:
senŝtateco
— (law) without a state or nationality
Finnish:
valtioton
— (law) without a state or nationality
Finnish:
kansalaisuudeton
— (law) without a state or nationality
French:
apatride
— (law) without a state or nationality
Georgian:
მოქალაქეობის არმქონე
(mokalakeobis armkone)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Georgian:
მოქალაქეობის არმქონე პირი
(mokalakeobis armkone ṗiri)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Georgian:
აპატრიდი
(aṗaṭridi)
— (law) without a state or nationality
German:
heimatlos
— (law) without a state or nationality
German:
staatenlos
— (law) without a state or nationality
Greek:
ακρατικός
(akratikós)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Greek:
άπατρις
(ápatris)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Hindi:
नागरिकताहीन
(nāgriktāhīn)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Hungarian:
hontalan
— (law) without a state or nationality
Ido:
sennacionano
— (law) without a state or nationality
Ido:
apatrido
— (law) without a state or nationality
Indonesian:
tak bernegara
— (law) without a state or nationality
Irish:
gan stát
— (law) without a state or nationality
Italian:
apolide
— (law) without a state or nationality
Norwegian Bokmål:
statsløs
— (law) without a state or nationality
Norwegian Nynorsk:
statslaus
— (law) without a state or nationality
Polish:
bezpaństwowy
— (law) without a state or nationality
Polish:
bezpaństwowiec
— (law) without a state or nationality
Polish:
apatryda
— (law) without a state or nationality
Portuguese:
apátrida
— (law) without a state or nationality
Romanian:
apatrid
— (law) without a state or nationality
Russian:
не име́ющий гражда́нства
(ne iméjuščij graždánstva)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Russian:
без гражда́нства
(bez graždánstva)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Russian:
апатри́д
(apatríd)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Spanish:
apátrida
— (law) without a state or nationality
Swedish:
statslös
— (law) without a state or nationality
Tajik:
бешаҳрвандӣ
(bešahrvandi)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Turkish:
haymatlos
— (law) without a state or nationality
Turkish:
tabiyetsiz
— (law) without a state or nationality
Turkish:
uyruksuz
— (law) without a state or nationality
Turkish:
vatansız
— (law) without a state or nationality
Turkish:
yurtsuz
— (law) without a state or nationality
Ukrainian:
без громадя́нства
(bez hromadjánstva)
— (law) without a state or nationality
Ukrainian:
апатри́д
(apatrýd)
— (law) without a state or nationality