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chinless

English

Etymology

chin +? -less

Adjective

chinless (not comparable)

  1. Without a (pronounced) chin.
    • 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part Three, Chapter 1, [1]
      Opposite Winston there sat a man with a chinless, toothy face exactly like that of some large, harmless rodent.
  2. Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted.

Synonyms

  • gormless

Derived terms

  • chinless wonder

Translations

Anagrams

  • slinches

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chainless

English

Etymology

chain +? -less

Adjective

chainless (not comparable)

  1. Without a chain.
    A chainless bicycle transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.
    • 1936, Arthur Guiterman, First Dentistry was Painless
      First dentistry was painless;
      Then bicycles were chainless
      And carriages were horseless
      And many laws, enforceless.

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