stringless

Lacking any threads

Stringless means lacking strings.

A stringless guitar has had its strings removed; a stringless bean variety lacks the fibrous strand along the pod seam that must be stripped before cooking.

Figuratively, stringless describes something without conditions or attachments: a stringless gift, stringless funding—nothing tied to it.

unattached

independent

Free from external control

loose · disconnected · autonomous · unfettered · untethered · unconstrained · liberated · unrestrained · uncommitted · adrift

bean

snap

Sudden sharp sound

crisp · garden · pod · vegetable · harvest · edible · crunchy · fiber · raw · steamed

instrument

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

  • violinBowed string instrument
  • ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
  • banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument

harp · cello · bass · mandolin · lute · sitar · electric · acoustic · fretted · plucked

puppet

marionette

String-controlled theatrical figure

  • rodThin rigid stick
  • handGrasping body part
  • shadowLight blocked by object

glove · finger · sock · bunraku · muppet · ventriloquist · dummy · manipulation · performance · theater

kite

delta

Symbol denoting variation

  • boxLidded storage container
  • parafoilNon-rigid inflatable airfoil
  • stuntDangerous feat for spectacle

sled · diamond · wind · airborne · flying · tail · aerodynamic · frameless · soft · inflatable

Opposites
physical attachment/binding

stringlessstringed

Equipped with taut cords

strung · tethered · tied · bound · corded

conditions/obligations

stringlessconditional

Dependent on prerequisites

encumbered · contingent · qualified · strings attached · obligatory

musical instrument construction

stringlessstringed

Equipped with taut cords

strung · string instrument · acoustic · fretted

Family

string, stringy, strings, strung, stringing, stringer, stringed, stringers, unstring

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G