spleenlessadj.
/ˈspliːnlɪs/ rare.
1. Destitute of a spleen.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > spleen > having no
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1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. xx Camelion is..spleneles and woneþ in dennes as an ewte.
1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Dec. 1567 Max Malener may claim, it appears, the first operation on a spleenless patient.
2. figurative. Mild, gentle.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adjective]
stillc825
tamec888
mildeOE
lithea1000
daftc1000
meekc1325
lambishc1374
meeklyc1375
benign1377
temperatec1380
quieta1382
gall-lessa1398
mansuetea1425
meeta1425
unwrathful1542
rageless1578
lamb-like?1592
mildya1603
milky1602
pigeon-livered1604
placid1614
spleenless?1615
passive1616
unprovokable1646
milken1648
uncaptious1661
stomachless1727
unindignant1789
pianoa1817
ireless1829
unquarrelsome1830
quiet-goinga1835
uncholeric1834
unoffendable1839
baby-milda1845
quiet-tempered1846
turtlish1855
pathic1857
?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xii. 347 A spleenelesse wind so stretcht Her wings to waft vs, and so vrg'd our keele.
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