Cushionless

/ˈkʊʃənləs/ adjective

Definition

Without cushions; lacking padding or soft support; hard and uncomfortable.

Etymology

From 'cushion' plus the Old English negating suffix '-less' (meaning without). A straightforward formation that's been in use since at least the 17th century to describe bare or austere furniture.

Kelly Says

Medieval monasteries and Victorian workhouses were deliberately cushionless environments—comfort was seen as morally corrupting, so the absence of cushions was a statement about virtue and discipline.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሞራጅ ያለ
ah-moh-rah-j yah-leh
ARالعربية
بدون مخفض
bidoon makh-faḍ
BNবাংলা
সাহায্যহীন
sah-ah-jyoh-heen
CACatalà
sense amortització
sehn-sah ah-mohr-tee-tsah-see-oh
CSČeština
bez odpružení
bets od-pru-žeh-nee
DADansk
uden dæmpning
oo-den dæm-pning
DEDeutsch
polsterlos
poh-stehr-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς σύνθλιψη
hoh-rees seen-thlee-psi
ESEspañol
sin cojín
seen koh-heen
FAفارسی
بی مخفی
bee makh-fee
FISuomi
ilman joustamista
ee-lahm yow-stah-mee-stah
FRFrançais
sans coussin
sah koo-seen
GUGU
સહજીકરણ વિના
sah-jee-kah-rah-n vee-nah
HAHA
kayarwa bai
kah-yar-wah bah-ee
HEעברית
ללא בלימה
lah-lah bah-lee-mah
HIहिन्दी
बिना सहजीकरण
bee-nah sah-jee-kah-rah-n
HUMagyar
csillapítás nélkül
chil-lah-pee-taash nel-kyool
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa bantalan
tahnpah bahn-tah-lahn
IGIG
ịkpọkpọ efu
ee-kpoh-kpoh eh-foo
ITItaliano
senza cuscino
sehn-zah koo-chee-noh
JA日本語
クッションのない
kasshon no nai
KKKK
берусіз
beh-roo-seez
KMKM
គ្មានការបន្តិចបន្តួច
gkmaan kah-bahn-teh-tek bah-teh-koh
KO한국어
방진이 없는
bang-jin ee eop-neun
MRMR
सहजीकरण नसलेला
sah-jee-kah-rah-n nah-seh-leh-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa penyerapan
tahnpah peh-nyeh-rap-an
MYမြန်မာ
အနုပညာမဲ့
ah-nu-pa-nya-meh
NLNederlands
zonder demping
zoh-nder dem-ping
NONorsk
uten demning
oo-ten dem-niŋ
PAPA
ਸਹਜੀਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ
sah-jee-kar-n toh bee-nah
PLPolski
bez tłumienia
bets twu-mee-eh-nyah
PTPortuguês
sem almofada
sehm ah-moh-fah-dah
RORomână
fără amortizare
fah-rah ah-mohr-tee-zah-reh
RUРусский
без амортизации
beyz ah-mohr-tee-zah-tsee-yah
SVSvenska
utan dämpning
oo-tahn dæm-pning
SWKiswahili
bila kujistahi
bee-lah koo-jee-stah-hee
TAதமிழ்
மெதுவாக்கமில்லாத
meh-thu-vahk-kah-mee-llah-thah
TEతెలుగు
సహజీకరణ లేని
sah-jee-kah-rah-nah leh-nee
THไทย
ไม่มีการดูดซับแรงกระแทก
mai mee gahn doot-sap raeng kra-taek
TLTL
walang pampatigas
wah-lahng pahm-pah-tee-gas
TRTürkçe
sönümlemesiz
sö-nüm-leh-meh-siz
UKУкраїнська
без амортизації
beyz ah-mohr-tee-zah-tsee-yah
URاردو
بغیر مخدے
baghair mukh-day
VITiếng Việt
không có đệm
kohng koh dehm
YOYO
ìdìpọ̀ kì í ṣe
ee-dee-poh kee ee sheh
ZH中文
无缓冲
wú huǎn chōng
ZUZU
ukugcagcisa okwethembekile
oo-koo-gah-gee-sah oh-kweh-thehm-beh-kee-leh

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