bloodless
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˈblʌd.ləs/
:
pálido
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Gashon, thin, bloodless, and wispy-haired, sat beside Teovin's vacant chair, staring at Sarabian in open terror.
- bloodless lip
- bloodless face
- bloodless skin
Canaan's always just ahead and to her left, land of the bloodless dead.
- Canaan's always just ahead and to her left, land of the bloodless dead.
Examples
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His mouth was small and tight, with lips as pale and bloodless as the rest of his skin.
Fiction book (1992) -
You have beautiful hands, but they're so white and bloodless.
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Yet, the woman was practically bloodless when she was found.
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The trees seemed stark and bloodless against the gray sky.
Fiction book (1991) -
His fingers felt thick and bloodless, and the inside of his head compacted, as if stuffed with gray rags.
Fiction book (2001) -
Jobber's face was chalk white, her lips a near bloodless line sketched on her face.
Fiction book (1991) -
In that moment, she caught sight of a face in the hatchway—a white, bloodless face with black, tortured eyes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Momma's mouth was pale now, bloodless-looking, the bright lipstick rubbed off.
Fiction book (1996) -
His face is a death mask: eyes half-open and dull, lips a purplish blue, bloodless skin crystallizing as it ices over.
Fiction book (1993) -
His lips were pale and bloodless, revealing his shock at the news.
Synonyms
412
1.0
Hair or skin that is very pale, often from age
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5.7
Weak and showing little strength or energy
5
5.1
Pale gray in color because of shock or illness
1
4.9
A person with a very pale face because of illness or fear
1
6.5
Face and lips very pale from shock or illness
1
5.0
Very pale from fear, shock, or illness
Very pale after losing a lot of blood
An animal, person, or tissue that has very little blood and looks very pale
Pale in the face because of fear, shock, or illness
Having a light color that is not bright
A light color that is not strong
Antonyms
Compounds
The change of rulers in 1688–1689 that puts William and Mary on the throne with little violence
How Pale
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bloodless is made of blood ('blood') and -less ('without'), giving the picture of someone 'without blood' who looks pale or drained from illness or shock.