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stingless

/ˈstɪŋləs/ adj

Having no sting.

Word Origin From Old English stingan 'to prick, stab,' and the suffix -less 'without.' Stingless means lacking a sting, like a stingless bee. The root gives us 'sting,' 'stinger,' 'stingray' (a fish that stings), and 'stingy' (originally 'sharp, stinging,' then 'miserly'). The PIE root *steng- meant 'to prick.'

adj Having no sting.

The child carefully held the stingless bee, marveling at its gentle nature.

(形容词) 无刺的

孩子小心翼翼地捧着无刺蜂，对其温顺的特性感到惊奇。

(adjetivo) Que no tiene aguijón.

El niño sostuvo con cuidado la abeja sin aguijón, maravillándose de su naturaleza gentil.

(adjectif) Dépourvu de dard ; qui ne pique pas.

L'enfant tenait délicatement l'**abeille sans dard**, émerveillé par sa nature paisible.

(Adjektiv) stachellos [Ohne Stachel; so beschaffen, dass kein Stachel vorhanden ist.]

Das Kind hielt vorsichtig die **stingless** Biene in der Hand und staunte über ihr sanftes Wesen.

(形容詞) 針や毒針を持たない、刺す機能がないこと。

その子供は注意深く無針のミツバチを持ち、その穏やかな性質に驚いた。

(adjetivo) sem ferrão; inofensivo [Que não tem ferrão.]

A criança segurou cuidadosamente a abelha sem ferrão, maravilhada com sua natureza gentil.

Synonyms: harmless painless nonvenomous nonpoisonous innocuous gentle safe mild Antonyms: poisonous venomous dangerous harmful
Word parts: sting + less

Related words

stinger stingy stingily stinginess

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