toothless

Signification (Anglais)

  1. Having no teeth.
  2. (figuratively) Weak; having no ability to enforce something.

Opposé de
dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous, dentulous, toothed, toothy
Traductions

sin dientes

senza denti

ξεδοντιάρης

φαφούτης

sin dentadura

χωρίς δόντια

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈtuθləs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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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