"chinless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From chin + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chin|less}} chin + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chinless (not comparable)
  1. Without a (pronounced) chin. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without a chin): senmentona (Esperanto), neusmegginagh (Manx), z cofniętym podbródkiem (Polish), desqueixado [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-chinless-en-adj-QWkPlJHN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'without a chin': 99 1
  2. Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted. Tags: not-comparable Translations (ineffectual or dimwitted): nieudolny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-chinless-en-adj-PtwIBfM5 Disambiguation of 'ineffectual or dimwitted': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gormless Derived forms: chinlessness, chinless wonder
Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0
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