Added 10 October 2026
bloodless
adjective
In Latin: exsanguis, incruentus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about bloodless at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less.
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