oomphless

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adjective

Lacking oomph (vitality or sex appeal).

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Meanings

adjectiveoomphless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking oomph (vitality or sex appeal).

    Diners will need to sample among the menu: A dry turkey sandwich was a bit lacking, as was an oomphless, rather too-oceanic seaweed salad.

    2009, Jared Koch, Alex Van Buren, Clean Plates N.Y.C., page 125
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    Skeletal, round-shouldered and oomphless, the waif, as photographed by David Sims, Paolo Roversi and art-photographers Nan Goldin and Richard Prince, looked too young, druggy and harmless to wield any power.

    2000, Georgina Howell, Vogue women, page 152

Origin

From oomph + -less.

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APA

oomphless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oomphless

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oomphless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oomphless.

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