1
: deficient in or free from blood
2
: not accompanied by loss or shedding of blood
a bloodless victory
3
: lacking in spirit or vitality
4
: lacking in human feeling
bloodless statistics
bloodlessly
adverb
bloodlessness
noun
Examples of bloodless in a Sentence
They took control of the government in a bloodless coup.
Her speeches are dull and bloodless.
a bunch of bloodless numbers and statistics
His face was bloodless with fear.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The ferocity of the 4 Nations tourney has turned the concept of a bloodless, anodyne All-Star break on its ear.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In part because Colombian troops were unable to traverse harsh jungles, Panama declared an effectively bloodless independence within hours in November 1903.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Though initially bloodless, their advance precipitated a June 2020 clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers, marking the gravest crisis between the world’s two most populous nations in over a half century.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2021
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“Bloodless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodless. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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bloodless
adjective
blood·less
ˈbləd-ləs 
1
: having less blood than normal
2
: done without bloodshed
a bloodless revolution
3
: lacking in spirit or feeling
bloodlessly
adverb
bloodlessness
noun
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