Bloodless Definition

blŭdlĭs
adjective
Without blood.
Webster's New World
Without bloodshed.
Webster's New World
Not having enough blood; anemic or pale.
Webster's New World
Having little energy or vitality.
Webster's New World
Lacking vivacity or spirit.
A long, bloodless speech.
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Origin of Bloodless

  • From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”), equivalent to blood +‎ -less. Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”).

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Bloodless Sentence Examples

  • By heading off reactionary Austria Napoleon hoped to conciliate the French Liberals; by helping the pope, to satisfy the Catholics; by concessions to be wrung both from Pius and from the Roman triumvirs, to achieve a bloodless victory.

  • His last public service was the bloodless suppression of an insurrection in Pannonia (13).

  • But even at this crisis Savonarola's influence was all-powerful, and a bloodless revolution was effected.

  • Battles became all but bloodless; diplomacy and tactics superseded feats of arms and hard blows in pitched fields.

  • Although the offerings at the festival were bloodless, the ceremony of the presentation of the airapxai was probably accompanied by animal sacrifice (Farnell, Foucart); Mommsen, however, considers the offerings to have been pastry imitations.

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Words Starting With

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