Meanings
nountoothlessness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.
Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism
Synonyms: anodontia, edentulism
- figurativelyuncountableThe state of being weak, of having no capability of enforcing something.
She denounced the treaty's toothlessness in combatting climate change.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.
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Translations
Dutch tandeloosheid
- tandeloosheidthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Finnish hampaattomuus
- hampaattomuusthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
French édentement, anodontie
- édentementthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
- anodontiethe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
German Zahnlosigkeit
- Zahnlosigkeitthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Hungarian fogatlanság
- fogatlanságthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Polish bezzębie, bezzębność
- bezzębiethe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
- bezzębnośćthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Spanish sholquera
- sholquerathe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Swedish tandlöshet
- tandlöshetthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
Turkish dişsizlik
- dişsizlikthe state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth
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toothlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothlessness
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“toothlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothlessness.
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