toothless

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toothless

/ˈtuθləs/ US
/ˈtuθlɪs/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”).

adjective more toothless · most toothless

Having no teeth. a toothless old man
Similar: edentate, edentulous, teethless · Opposite: dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous, dentulous, toothed, toothy
figuratively Weak; having no ability to enforce something. The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned.
Similar: tame, anemic, breakable, broken-down, damaged, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, dickless, effete, enervated, enfeebled

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adj Having no teeth

Español	desdentado, edéntulo, dijusto, sholco, janiche, mellado
हिन्दी	पोपला poplā
Português	banguelo, desdentado
Français	édenté
Deutsch	zahnlos
Italiano	sdentato
Ελληνικά	άδοντος ádontos, φαφούτης fafoútis, ξεδοντιάρης xedontiáris
Română	știrb, edentat
Русский	беззу́бый bezzúbyj
Tiếng Việt	móm

adj Being weak

Italiano	inefficace, impotente
Ελληνικά	ξεδοντιάρης xedontiáris
Русский	беззу́бый bezzúbyj

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@misc{toothless_2026,
  title = {toothless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toothless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}