tongueless

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adjective

Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.

“tongueless plow”

Similar
muteunspokenwordlesssilentinarticulateunarticulate
Opposite
tonguedaglossal
OriginMiddle English tongeles →
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Meanings

adjectivetongueless (not comparable)
  1. Having no tongue.
    1. not comparableHaving no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.

      tongueless amphibians

      Antonyms: tongued, aglossal

    2. not comparableHaving no tongue because hitched in another way.

      tongueless plow

      Antonyms: tongued

  2. not comparableLacking speech; mute.
  3. not comparableMaking no sound; silent, speechless.
  4. not comparableExpressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.

Opposite
tonguedaglossal

adjectiveHaving no tongue because hitched in another way.

Opposite
tongued

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelacking a tongue

Opposite
tongued

adjectiveexpressed without speech

Similar
muteunspokenwordlesssilentinarticulateunarticulate
Also see
aglossalmutesilentunspokenwordless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtongeles
  2. Englishtongueless

From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue + -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄγλωσσος
  • ἄγλωσσος (áglōssos)having no tongue
Latin ēlinguis
  • ēlinguishaving no tongue
Persian بیزبان
  • بیزبانhaving no tongue
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APA

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

Chicago

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

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