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Bloodlessness

Bloodless \Blood"less\, a. [AS. bl[=o]dle['a]s.]

  1. Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

    The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold.
    --Dryden.

  2. Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory.
    --Froude.

  3. Without spirit or activity.

    Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood !
    --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Blood"less*ly, adv. -- Blood"less*ness, n.

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bloodlessness

n. the characteristic of being bloodless

Usage examples of "bloodlessness".

For all the fruit and nut of her colouring, she has her moments of bloodlessness.

The most striking lesson of the engagement is the extreme bloodiness of modern warfare under some conditions, and its bloodlessness under others.

The oppressed had won their first victory, and all that would distinguish it from those to follow was its bloodlessness.

The dancing flame threw shadows over the prominent bones of his cheeks and temples, accentuating the shadowed sockets of his eyes, the thin bloodlessness of his lips.