Meanings
adjectiveedental (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of edentate.
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nounSynonym of edentate.
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adjectivehaving few if any teeth
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Origin
Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840, as both an adjective and noun.
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Rhymes with edental
environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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APA
edental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edental
MLA
“edental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edental.
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