# bloodless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #42,032

## Definitions
1. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
2. Taking place without loss of blood.
3. Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.

## Etymology
From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbloodless`, `blloodless`, `blodless`, `blodoless`, `blooddless`, `bloodelss`, `bloodles`, `bloodlless`, `bloodlses`, `blooldess`, `bolodless`, `lboodless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bloodless