bloodless
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bloodless
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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.
adjective more bloodless · most bloodless · bloodlesse · bloudless
- Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic. My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde, And with my blood my life ſlides through my wound, My ſoule begins to take her flight to hell, And ſummones all my ſences to depart: […]
- Taking place without loss of blood. a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory
- Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity. Those Philharmonic subscribers who considered Guest Conductor Igor Stravinsky too bloodless and ascetic […] last week found his successor, Georges Enesco, more to their taste.
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adj lacking blood
| Español | exangüe |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | blutarm, bleich |
| Italiano | esanime |
| Ελληνικά | αναιμικός anaimikós |
| Русский | бескро́вный beskróvnyj |
adj taking place without loss of blood
| Español | incruento, sin efusión de sangre |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 無血 muketsu |
| Português | incruento |
| Deutsch | unblutig |
| Ελληνικά | αναίμακτος anaímaktos |
| Русский | бескро́вный beskróvnyj |
adj lacking emotion or vivacity
| Español | exánime |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | blutleer |
| Ελληνικά | αναιμικός anaimikós |
| Русский | безжи́зненный bezžíznennyj |
Talk about this word "bloodless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bloodless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bloodless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bloodless "bloodless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bloodless.Cite this
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title = {bloodless},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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