Bloodless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bloodless is an adjective meaning Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
Meaning
Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
More Meanings
- Taking place without loss of blood.
- (figurative) Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
Example Sentences
a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory
The face was white and thoroughly bloodless with some kind of foundation cream; it stank of powder and a gardenia-like perfume.
Now and then a gaudy peacock would run from his shelter in the lauhala trees, but no wild boars came out, so we returned from our raid bloodless and spoilless.
Many of them are leaving us — the words. Gone into hiding […] Now they lurk, uncaged, behind other words, behind trending, brittle, bloodless little wokeisms […]
Word Forms
- bloodlesse
- bloudless
Synonyms for bloodless
Depending on context, synonyms include livid, dead, ashen, white, blanched, spiritless.
Antonyms for bloodless
Common opposites include bloody.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiritless, livid, dead, blanched, colourless, nonviolent.
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