"springless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: spring + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spring|less}} spring + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} springless (not comparable)
  1. Without a spring or springs (bouncing motion, engineering component, etc). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-springless-en-adj-zqxVR4mN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 73 27
  2. Without the season of spring. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-springless-en-adj-B0~n-OMJ

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