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stingless

stingless adjective: having no sting.

Adjective

stingless (not comparable)

  1. Having no sting.
    • Cassius. […] for your words, they rob the Hybla bees,
      And leave them honeyless.
      Antony. Not stingless too.
      Brutus. O yes, and soundless too;
      For you have stol’n their buzzing, Antony,
      And very wisely threat before you sting.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Origin of stingless

From sting + -less.

Words formed from stingless

Phrases with stingless

Questions about stingless

What does stingless mean?
Stingless means having no sting.
What part of speech is stingless?
Stingless is an adjective.

Words near stingless in the dictionary

  1. stinging nettles
  2. stinging out
  3. stingingly
  4. stingingness
  5. stingings
  6. stingless
  7. stingless bee
  8. stingless bees
  9. stingless nettle
  10. stingless nettles
  11. stinglessness

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