Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Bloodless   /blˈədləs/   Listen
adjective
Bloodless  adj.  
1.
Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead. "The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold."
2.
Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory.
3.
Without spirit or activity. "Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood!"





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Bloodless" Quotes from Famous Books



... a feeling of interest overspread his bloodless face. "You have told me little of him. Why do you speak ...
— Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 • Various
... to strike a blow for their lost independence. Van Rensburg assured his following that the Union Government was "finished". Not a shot would be fired. The revolution would be complete and bloodless. ...
— Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since • Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
... drove out alike the sails and the sailor. The abolition of the grog ration in 1862 may be looked upon as a chronological farewell to a picturesque past. We did not so understand it. Contemporaries are apt to be blind to bloodless revolutions. Had we seen the full bearing, perhaps there might have been observed a professional sundown, in recognition of the fact that the topgallant-yards had come down for the last time, ending one professional era. A protest was recorded ...
— From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life • Captain A. T. Mahan
... She saw that his lips were twitching, that his face seemed bloodless. "But—I don't understand. Not a word of explanation is enclosed. I don't know what it means. Perhaps there's some ...
— The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 • Various
... go and join head, heart, and hand, Active and firm to fight the bloodless fight Of science, freedom, and the truth ...
— Leading Articles on Various Subjects • Hugh Miller


More quotes...


Copyright © 2025 Dictionary One.com