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toothlessness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anodontia, edentulism

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being weak, of having no capability of enforcing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, uncountable

Examples

  • She denounced the treaty's toothlessness in combatting climate change.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From toothless + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Crimean Tatar: tişsizlik — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Dutch: tandeloosheid — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Finnish: hampaattomuus — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • French: édentement — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • French: anodontie — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • German: Zahnlosigkeit — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Hungarian: fogatlanság — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Macedonian: беззабност (bezzabnost) — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Macedonian: беззабост (bezzabost) — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Polish: bezzębie — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Polish: bezzębność — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Spanish: sholquera — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Swedish: tandlöshet — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
  • Turkish: dişsizlik — the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth