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chinless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a (pronounced) chin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part Three, Chapter 1, http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021h.html Opposite Winston there sat a man with a chinless, toothy face exactly like that of some large, harmless rodent.

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adj

Meaning 2

Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a receding chin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From chin + -less.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: senmentona — without a chin
  • Manx: neusmegginagh — without a chin
  • Polish: z cofniętym podbródkiem — without a chin
  • Portuguese: desqueixado — without a chin
  • Polish: nieudolny — ineffectual or dimwitted