bloodless

/blˈʌdləs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. destitute of blood or apparently so- John Dryden
   “the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold”
2. free from blood or bloodshed
   “bloodless surgery”
3. without vigor or zest or energy
   “an insipid and bloodless young man”
4. devoid of human emotion or feeling
   “charts of bloodless economic indicators”
5. anemic looking from illness or emotion- Mary W. Shelley
   “a face turned ashen”

Synonyms for bloodless

• exsanguine
• exsanguinous
• dead
• nonviolent
• spiritless
• nonhuman
• ashen
• blanched
• livid
• white
• colorless

Antonyms of bloodless

• bloody