"spineless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spineless.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more spineless [comparative], most spineless [superlative]
Etymology: spine + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spine|less}} spine + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} spineless (comparative more spineless, superlative most spineless)
  1. Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.
    Sense id: en-spineless-en-adj-oRGY8oED
  2. Having no spinal column. Synonyms: invertebrate
    Sense id: en-spineless-en-adj-2DidjL2w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 21 48 31
  3. Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: invertebrate Translations (uncourageous): бесхара́ктарны (bjesxaráktarny) (Belarusian), бесхрыбе́тны (bjesxrybjétny) (Belarusian), мяккаце́лы (mjakkacjély) (Belarusian), бязво́льны (bjazvólʹny) (Belarusian), безхара́ктерен (bezharákteren) (Bulgarian), selgrootu (Estonian), selkärangaton (Finnish), lâche (French), rückgratlos (German), willenlos (German), חֲסַר חוּט שִׁדְרָה (ḥasár ḥut shidrá) [masculine] (Hebrew), חֲסַר עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה (ḥasár 'amúd shidrá) [masculine] (Hebrew), hūngoingoi (Maori), tchórzliwy (Polish), бесхара́ктерный (besxarákternyj) (Russian), бесхребе́тный (besxrebétnyj) (Russian), мягкоте́лый (mjaxkotélyj) (Russian), безво́льный (bezvólʹnyj) (Russian), ryggradslös (Swedish), ödlek (Turkish), tabansız [figuratively] (Turkish), безхара́ктерний (bezxarákternyj) (Ukrainian), м'якоті́лий (mʺjakotílyj) (Ukrainian), безві́льний (bezvílʹnyj) (Ukrainian), безхребе́тний (bezxrebétnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-spineless-en-adj-RXbxP88t Disambiguation of Personality: 2 30 68 Disambiguation of 'uncourageous': 8 24 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spinelessness, spineless sadism Translations (having no spine): бесхрыбе́тны (bjesxrybjétny) (Belarusian), безгръбна́чен (bezgrǎbnáčen) (Bulgarian), bezpáteřný (Czech), selgrootu (Estonian), selkärangaton (Finnish), rückgratlos (German), stachellos (German), безрбетен (bezrbeten) (Macedonian), iwituararokore (Maori), bezkręgowy (Polish), бесхребе́тный (besxrebétnyj) (Russian), беспозвоно́чный (bespozvonóčnyj) (Russian), ryggradslös (Swedish), безхребе́тний (bezxrebétnyj) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'having no spine': 52 45 3

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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥasár ḥut shidrá",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "word": "חֲסַר חוּט שִׁדְרָה"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥasár 'amúd shidrá",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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      "word": "חֲסַר עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "tchórzliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besxarákternyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "бесхара́ктерный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besxrebétnyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "бесхребе́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mjaxkotélyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "мягкоте́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezvólʹnyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "безво́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "ryggradslös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "ödlek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "tabansız"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezxarákternyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "безхара́ктерний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mʺjakotílyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "м'якоті́лий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezvílʹnyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "безві́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezxrebétnyj",
      "sense": "uncourageous",
      "word": "безхребе́тний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spineless"
}

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