Standard Lemma guide

stateless

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Examples

  • A stateless server treats each request independently.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without state or pomp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Without a state or nationality; not subject to any state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: law

Examples

  • UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Neither believing in nor supporting the idea of nations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, human-sciences, philosophy, politics, sciences

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