chinless

• Abwertendes Adjektiv aus dem britischen Englisch, das eine Person – meist aus der Oberschicht – beschreibt, die als schwach, wirkungslos oder charakterlos wahrgenommen wird.

A derogatory adjective used in British English to describe a person, typically of upper-class background, who is perceived as weak, ineffectual, or lacking in character.

1. Having a receding chinB2formal

   Describes a person whose chin is small or slopes backward, often considered a facial characteristic.

   Ohne Kinn

   • The portrait showed a chinless man with a long nose.
   • He was described as chinless and slightly awkward in appearance.
   • Some people consider a chinless profile less defined.

   Antonymeprognathous

2. Weak or ineffectual (informal, derogatory)C1informalbritish

   Used informally to describe someone perceived as lacking strength, determination, or social status, often associated with the upper class.

   Schwach, willensschwach

   • The film portrayed the villain as a chinless aristocrat.
   • He was dismissed as a chinless wonder by his critics.
   • She found his chinless demeanor unimpressive.

   Synonymefeeblegutlessineffectiveineffectualmilquetoastnamby-pambypatheticpusillanimousspinelesstimidweakwimpish

   Antonymeassertivedeterminedforcefulresolutestrong-willed