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bloodless

blood·less

US/ˈblʌdlʌs/ rare

adjective

1.

destitute of blood or apparently so

  • “the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold” John Dryden
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2.

free from blood or bloodshed

  • “bloodless surgery”
  • “a bloodless coup”
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3.

without vigor or zest or energy

  • “an insipid and bloodless young man”
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4.

devoid of human emotion or feeling

  • “charts of bloodless economic indicators”
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5.

ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion

  • “a face turned ashen”
  • “the invalid”
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  • “;”
  • “- Mary W. Shelley;”

Origin

From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less.

Phrases

  • bloodless surgery

Related words

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