Bloodless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destitute of blood or apparently so; - John Dryden

free from blood or bloodshed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹɒntˈɒlədʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹɒntˈɒlədʒi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌɪzəm/.

Examples

the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold
bloodless surgery
a bloodless coup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blanched ashen exsanguine white exsanguinous livid

Antonyms

bloody

Parts of Speech

adjective	destitute of blood or apparently so; - John Dryden “the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold”
adjective	free from blood or bloodshed “bloodless surgery”
adjective	without vigor or zest or energy “an insipid and bloodless young man”
adjective	devoid of human emotion or feeling “charts of bloodless economic indicators”
adjective	anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley “a face turned ashen”

Word Forms

lividness	noun	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
lividity	noun	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unblutig

ohne Blut oder scheinbar ohne Blut; - John Dryden

🇫🇷French

exsangue

dépourvu de sang ou apparemment ainsi; -John Dryden

🇪🇸Spanish

incruento

desprovisto de sangre o aparentemente así; -John Dryden

🇮🇹Italian

senza sangue

privo di sangue o apparentemente tale; - John Dryden

🇳🇱Dutch

bloedeloos

verstoken van bloed of blijkbaar zo; -John Dryden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem sangue

destituído de sangue ou aparentemente; -John Dryden

🇷🇺Russian

бескровный

бескровный или кажущийся таковым; - Джон Драйден

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रक्तहिन

रक्त की कमी या जाहिरा तौर पर ऐसा; - जॉन ड्राइडन

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্তহীন

রক্তের নিঃস্ব বা দৃশ্যত তাই; - জন ড্রাইডেন

🇮🇳Tamil

இரத்தமற்ற

இரத்தம் இல்லாதவர் அல்லது வெளிப்படையாக; - ஜான் டிரைடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్తరహిత

రక్తం లేనివారు లేదా స్పష్టంగా; - జాన్ డ్రైడెన్

🇮🇳Marathi

रक्तहीन

रक्ताचा अभाव किंवा वरवर पाहता; - जॉन ड्रायडेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોહીહીન

લોહીની નિરાધાર અથવા દેખીતી રીતે; - જ્હોન ડ્રાયડેન

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ತರಹಿತ

ರಕ್ತದ ನಿರ್ಗತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ; - ಜಾನ್ ಡ್ರೈಡನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്തമില്ലാത്ത

രക്തമില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ അങ്ങനെ; - ജോൺ ഡ്രൈഡൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੂਨ ਰਹਿਤ

ਖੂਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਜਿਹਾ; - ਜੌਨ ਡ੍ਰਾਈਡਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خون

خون کی کمی یا بظاہر ایسا؛ - جان ڈرائیڈن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不流血的

缺乏血液或明显缺乏血液； ——约翰·德莱顿

🇯🇵Japanese

無血

血液が不足している、または明らかにそのようである。 - ジョン・ドライデン

🇰🇷Korean

원기 없는

혈액이 부족하거나 겉보기에 그렇습니다. - 존 드라이든

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có máu

thiếu máu hoặc có vẻ như vậy; - John Dryden

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีเลือด

ขาดแคลนเลือดหรือเห็นได้ชัดว่าเป็นเช่นนั้น; - จอห์น ดรายเดน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa pertumpahan darah

kekurangan darah atau tampaknya demikian; - John Dryden

🇵🇭Filipino

walang dugo

nawalan ng dugo o tila gayon; - John Dryden

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berdarah

ketandusan darah atau nampaknya begitu; - John Dryden

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارد

معدمًا من الدم أو على ما يبدو؛ - جون درايدن

🇮🇷Persian

بی خون

فاقد خون یا ظاهراً چنین است. - جان درایدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kansız

kansız ya da görünüşe göre öyle; -John Dryden

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא דם

חסר דם או ככל הנראה כך; - ג'ון דריידן

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The primary meaning of 'bloodless' is 'destitute of blood or apparently so; - John Dryden'.

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Using 'bloodless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bloodless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bloodless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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