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toothlessness

toothlessness noun: the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.

Noun

toothlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.
    • Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism
  2. (figuratively) The state of being weak, of having no capability of enforcing something.
    • She denounced the treaty's toothlessness in combatting climate change.

Synonyms of toothlessness

Origin of toothlessness

From toothless + -ness.

Questions about toothlessness

What does toothlessness mean?
Toothlessness means the state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.
What part of speech is toothlessness?
Toothlessness is a noun.

Words near toothlessness in the dictionary

  1. toothleafs
  2. toothless
  3. toothless whale
  4. toothless whales
  5. toothlessly
  6. toothlessness
  7. toothlet
  8. toothleted
  9. toothlets
  10. toothletted
  11. toothlike

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