toothless

Meaning

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

Opposite of

dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous, dentulous, toothed, toothy

Synonyms

edentulous

edentate

insipid

gap-toothed

helpless

impotent

infirm

large

weak

wide

edentated

edentulate

big

missing teeth

blunt

far

Translations

sdentato

zahnlos

desdentado

édenté

sin dientes

desdentado

ξεδοντιάρης

φαφούτης

senza denti

banguelo

sin dentadura

sbeccato

χωρίς δόντια

dişsiz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtuθləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: totheles

Inherited from Old English: tōþlēas

Cognate with Dutch: tandeloos

Cognate with German: zahnlos

Cognate with Danish: tandløs

Cognate with Swedish: tandlös

Cognate with Icelandic: tannlaus

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”).