toothlessadj.

/ˈtuːθlɪs/

Forms: see tooth n.

Etymology: See -less suffix.

Having no teeth; destitute of teeth.

1. literal.

a. That is naturally without teeth; not developing teeth.

ΚΠ

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. xviii Bestes þat beþ toþeles in þe ouer iowe.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 170 The toothless buccal cavity is surrounded by a semi-circular upper lip.

b. Having the teeth still undeveloped; that has not yet cut its teeth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective] > having no

toothless1398

untootheda1535

fangless1600

edentulous1782

edentate1828

edental1845

gummy1906

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vi. ix Þe norise..chewith mete in hire owne mowþe and makeþ it redie to þe toþeles child.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/1 Tootheles, for ȝungthe.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xiii. 139 The Tygress leaves her toothless cubs.

c. Having lost the teeth, as from age.

ΚΠ

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/1 Tootheles, for age, edentatus.

1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande i. sig. Aiv Let the toothlesse crabbed queane, boyle in her owne despight.

1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 185 A toothless dog bites not much more than a dead dog.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 81 Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald.

2. transferred. Destitute of tooth-like formations or projections; not jagged or serrated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > without notches or indentations

unnicked?c1480

unjagged1640

unnotched1741

unindented1750

entire1758

unsawed1786

linear1796

toothless1812

unserrated1840

1812 S. Edwards New Bot. Garden I. i. 8 Follicles oblong, acuminate, toothless.

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 153 The aperture [of the shell] long, narrow, toothless.

1883 Good Words Aug. 505/2 There are grooves of the portcullis still, but it is toothless now.

3. figurative.

a. Destitute of keenness or ‘edge’; not biting or corrosive; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]

feeblec1400

colourlessc1425

flagging1540

pithless1555

blanched1570

toothless1592

unpointed1604

unsinewed1604

jejune1615

low-pitched1622

unsinewy?1623

macilent1624

flaccid1647

insinewy1653

unsubstanceda1658

incogent1667

pointless1673

languida1677

enervatea1704

unaccentuated1716

unnervate1725

lank1729

unforcible1754

nerveless1763

weak1771

flabby1793

slip-slop1814

tinkling1822

exsanguinea1834

twittery1840

slipshod1842

under-coloured1870

shaftless1881

thin1890

unaccented1893

wimpish1925

wimp1979

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes 203 Poore secular Satirist..that with the toothlesse gums of his Poetry so betuggeth a dead man.

1597 Bp. Hall (title) Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First three Bookes, Of Tooth-lesse Satyrs.

1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. ii. §14. 295 If a drunken..Preacher did..read the Common Prayer, or some toothless Homily, instead of a searching..Sermon.

a1764 R. Lloyd Epist. to C. Churchill in Poet. Wks. (1774) I. 86 No toothless spleen, no venom'd critic's aim.

1882 M. Oliphant Lit. Hist. Eng. I. 312 The ‘Lyrical ballads’, at which every toothless critic sneered.

†b. loosely. Tasteless; not toothsome. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > insipidity > [adjective]

wallowc897

smatchless?c1225

unsavoury?c1225

fresha1398

savourlessa1398

wearish1398

wershed1398

fond?c1430

unsavoured1435

palled1440

mildc1450

walsh1513

wallowish1548

dead1552

waterish1566

cold1585

flatten1594

seasonless1595

wersha1599

blown1600

flash1601

fatuous1608

tasteless1611

flat1617

insipid1620

ingustable1623

flashy1625

flatted1626

saltless1633

gustless1636

remiss1655

rheumatical1655

untasteable1656

vapid1656

exolete1657

distasted1662

vappous1673

insulse1676

toothless1679

mawkisha1697

intastable1701

waugh1703

impoignant1733

flavourless1736

instimulating1740

deadish1742

mawky1755

brineless1791

wishy-washy1791

keestless1802

shilpit1814

wish-washy1814

sapidless1821

silent1826

slushy1839

bland1878

spendsavour1879

wish-wash1896

dolled1917

spiceless1980

1679 W. Jane Serm. 11 Apr. 17 This..renders all his most exquisite pleasures toothless and insipid.

c. Lacking the means of compulsion or enforcement; ineffectual. Cf. tooth n. 2b (b).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > weak (of power or authority)

weakc1386

shortc1550

toothless1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1966 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) CCXLIV. 823/2 Congress might as well have legalized the closed shop as have enacted such a cynical and toothless provision.

1971 Nature 23 Apr. 486/1 Reasons for the failure include unenforceable and toothless laws,..foot dragging by local and state authorities, [etc.].

1973 Guardian 16 Feb. 13 The EEC's social and economic committee..is a toothless organisation... Its views are not seriously taken into account.

1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Jan. 46/4 If we do not do what we propose to do, we shall be reviled as toothless and irrelevant.

Derivatives

ˈtoothlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adverb] > having no

toothlessly1891

gummily1947

1891 Harper's Mag. Sept. 537/1 Toothlessly smiling.

ˈtoothlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] > state of having no

toothlessness1631

1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd iv. 49 That toothlessnesse of the gummes.

1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. vi. vi. 62 In the infant, toothlessness coexists with the power of developing thirty-two teeth at maturity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	toothless
释义	toothlessadj. /ˈtuːθlɪs/ Forms: see tooth n. Etymology: See -less suffix. Having no teeth; destitute of teeth. 1. literal. a. That is naturally without teeth; not developing teeth. ΚΠ 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. xviii Bestes þat beþ toþeles in þe ouer iowe. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 170 The toothless buccal cavity is surrounded by a semi-circular upper lip. b. Having the teeth still undeveloped; that has not yet cut its teeth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective] > having no toothless1398 untootheda1535 fangless1600 edentulous1782 edentate1828 edental1845 gummy1906 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vi. ix Þe norise..chewith mete in hire owne mowþe and makeþ it redie to þe toþeles child. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/1 Tootheles, for ȝungthe. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xiii. 139 The Tygress leaves her toothless cubs. c. Having lost the teeth, as from age. ΚΠ c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/1 Tootheles, for age, edentatus. 1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande i. sig. Aiv Let the toothlesse crabbed queane, boyle in her owne despight. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 185 A toothless dog bites not much more than a dead dog. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 81 Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald. 2. transferred. Destitute of tooth-like formations or projections; not jagged or serrated. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > without notches or indentations unnicked?c1480 unjagged1640 unnotched1741 unindented1750 entire1758 unsawed1786 linear1796 toothless1812 unserrated1840 1812 S. Edwards New Bot. Garden I. i. 8 Follicles oblong, acuminate, toothless. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 153 The aperture [of the shell] long, narrow, toothless. 1883 Good Words Aug. 505/2 There are grooves of the portcullis still, but it is toothless now. 3. figurative. a. Destitute of keenness or ‘edge’; not biting or corrosive; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] feeblec1400 colourlessc1425 flagging1540 pithless1555 blanched1570 toothless1592 unpointed1604 unsinewed1604 jejune1615 low-pitched1622 unsinewy?1623 macilent1624 flaccid1647 insinewy1653 unsubstanceda1658 incogent1667 pointless1673 languida1677 enervatea1704 unaccentuated1716 unnervate1725 lank1729 unforcible1754 nerveless1763 weak1771 flabby1793 slip-slop1814 tinkling1822 exsanguinea1834 twittery1840 slipshod1842 under-coloured1870 shaftless1881 thin1890 unaccented1893 wimpish1925 wimp1979 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes 203 Poore secular Satirist..that with the toothlesse gums of his Poetry so betuggeth a dead man. 1597 Bp. Hall (title) Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First three Bookes, Of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. 1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. ii. §14. 295 If a drunken..Preacher did..read the Common Prayer, or some toothless Homily, instead of a searching..Sermon. a1764 R. Lloyd Epist. to C. Churchill in Poet. Wks. (1774) I. 86 No toothless spleen, no venom'd critic's aim. 1882 M. Oliphant Lit. Hist. Eng. I. 312 The ‘Lyrical ballads’, at which every toothless critic sneered. †b. loosely. Tasteless; not toothsome. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > insipidity > [adjective] wallowc897 smatchless?c1225 unsavoury?c1225 fresha1398 savourlessa1398 wearish1398 wershed1398 fond?c1430 unsavoured1435 palled1440 mildc1450 walsh1513 wallowish1548 dead1552 waterish1566 cold1585 flatten1594 seasonless1595 wersha1599 blown1600 flash1601 fatuous1608 tasteless1611 flat1617 insipid1620 ingustable1623 flashy1625 flatted1626 saltless1633 gustless1636 remiss1655 rheumatical1655 untasteable1656 vapid1656 exolete1657 distasted1662 vappous1673 insulse1676 toothless1679 mawkisha1697 intastable1701 waugh1703 impoignant1733 flavourless1736 instimulating1740 deadish1742 mawky1755 brineless1791 wishy-washy1791 keestless1802 shilpit1814 wish-washy1814 sapidless1821 silent1826 slushy1839 bland1878 spendsavour1879 wish-wash1896 dolled1917 spiceless1980 1679 W. Jane Serm. 11 Apr. 17 This..renders all his most exquisite pleasures toothless and insipid. c. Lacking the means of compulsion or enforcement; ineffectual. Cf. tooth n. 2b (b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > weak (of power or authority) weakc1386 shortc1550 toothless1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1966 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) CCXLIV. 823/2 Congress might as well have legalized the closed shop as have enacted such a cynical and toothless provision. 1971 Nature 23 Apr. 486/1 Reasons for the failure include unenforceable and toothless laws,..foot dragging by local and state authorities, [etc.]. 1973 Guardian 16 Feb. 13 The EEC's social and economic committee..is a toothless organisation... Its views are not seriously taken into account. 1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Jan. 46/4 If we do not do what we propose to do, we shall be reviled as toothless and irrelevant. Derivatives ˈtoothlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adverb] > having no toothlessly1891 gummily1947 1891 Harper's Mag. Sept. 537/1 Toothlessly smiling. ˈtoothlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] > state of having no toothlessness1631 1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd iv. 49 That toothlessnesse of the gummes. 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. vi. vi. 62 In the infant, toothlessness coexists with the power of developing thirty-two teeth at maturity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1398
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