Bloodless Definition & Meaning
bloodless
- adjective
- destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden
- free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup"
- without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man"
- devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators"
- anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
"Bloodless" in song lyrics
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"To dress this up so bloodless"
Rage Against the Machine — Testify
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- What does bloodless mean?
- destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup" without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man" devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators" anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock
- What part of speech is bloodless?
- Bloodless is an adjective.
- How many definitions does bloodless have?
- Bloodless has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).