adjective · rare

toothless

toothless · more toothless · most toothless

беззубий

беззубый

zahnlos

Having no teethHaving no teeth.

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US/ˈtuθləs/

» I'm not a toothless barking dog.

Meaning

2 senses

Having no teeth.
a toothless old man
zahnlos
беззу́быйbezzúbyj
беззу́бийbezzúbyj
lacking teeth
(figuratively)Weak; having no ability to enforce something.
The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned.
беззу́быйbezzúbyj
беззу́бийbezzúbyj

Examples

7 sentences

I'm not a toothless barking dog.
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Mary's grandmother is toothless.
Бабця Мері беззуба.
ruБабушка Мэри беззубая.
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I cannot chew anything. I am toothless.
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A toothless mouth can't help but smile.
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The toothless little girl smiled at me.
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Translations

9 languages

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Русский

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Deutsch

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Origin

From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“t

From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”).

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