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Definition of statelessness

statelessness

/ˈsteɪt.ləs.nəs/
state · less · ness
Adverb:statelessly
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Adjective:stateless
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• noun

1

The legal and political condition of an individual who is not recognized as a citizen or national by any sovereign country under the operation of its law.

Example

"International human rights treaties aim to prevent statelessness among displaced populations and refugees."

2

The condition of a society or territory existing without a centralized government or sovereign state authority.

Example

"Anthropologists have studied how certain historical communities maintained social order in a condition of statelessness."

3

In computing, a system design property in which a server or protocol does not retain session data or status information from previous requests.

Example

"The statelessness of the web protocol simplifies server architecture and improves scalability across distributed networks."

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• Rhymes for statelessness

• Nearby Words

statehood
statehouse
stateless
statelessness
stateliness
stately
statement

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Statelessness. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/statelessness
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