spleenless

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adjective

Lacking a spleen.

OriginMiddle English spleneles →
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Meanings

adjectivespleenless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking a spleen.

    Surgery left him spleenless, not spineless.

    2009 January 28, Harvey Araton, “A Fierce Tackler Has Taken His Share of Hits”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unspleened

Origin

  1. Middle Englishspleneles
  2. Englishspleenless

From Middle English spleneles, equivalent to spleen + -less.

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APA

spleenless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenless

MLA

“spleenless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spleenless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenless.

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