Bloodless
['blʌdlɪs] or ['blʌdləs]
Definition
(adj.) destitute of blood or apparently so; 'the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold'- John Dryden .
(adj.) free from blood or bloodshed; 'bloodless surgery'; 'a bloodless coup' .
(adj.) devoid of human emotion or feeling; 'charts of bloodless economic indicators' .
(adj.) without vigor or zest or energy; 'an insipid and bloodless young man' .
Edited by Henry--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.
(a.) Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory.
(a.) Without spirit or activity.
Edited by Francine
Examples
- That bloodless lip quivered to a temporary spasm. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- That passion of January, so white and so bloodless, was not yet spent: the storm had raved itself hoarse, but seemed no nearer exhaustion. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She was perfectly unconscious, perfectly bloodless, and nearly cold. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- We have found one of ours here--an old soldier of the war, who is seeking bloodless adventures and rest from his campaigns in these sunny lands. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- How very thin, and how very bloodless! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Her lips, too, were bloodless, but her eyes were flushed with crying. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- His lips were bloodless, and his bones sharp and thin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Every where I turn I see the same figure--her bloodless arms and relaxed form flung by the murderer on its bridal bier. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I dashed some brandy into the water, and the colour began to come back to his bloodless cheeks. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Francine