bloodless

[ bluhd-lis ]
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adjective
  1. without blood: bloodless surgery.

  2. very pale: a bloodless face.

  1. free from bloodshed; accomplished without bloodshed: a bloodless victory; a bloodless coup.

  2. spiritless; without vigor, zest, or energy: a dull, insipid, bloodless young man.

  3. without emotion or feeling; cold-hearted: bloodless data.

Origin of bloodless

1
1175–1225; Middle English blodles,Old English blōdlēas.See blood, -less

Other words from bloodless

  • blood·less·ly, adverb
  • blood·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby bloodless

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodless

bloodless

/ (ˈblʌdlɪs) /


adjective
  1. without blood

  2. conducted without violence (esp in the phrase bloodless revolution)

  1. anaemic-looking; pale

  2. lacking vitality; lifeless

  3. lacking in emotion; cold; unfeeling

Derived forms of bloodless

  • bloodlessly, adverb
  • bloodlessness, noun

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