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tongueless

/ˈtʌŋ.ləs/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet signifiant l'absence de langue, soit littéralement (comme chez un animal), soit au sens figuré (muet ou silencieux).

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adjective

formalcommonobsolète/ˈtʌŋ.ləs/

An archaic adjective meaning lacking a tongue, either literally (as in an animal) or figuratively (as in speechless or silent).

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant l'absence de langue, soit littéralement (comme chez un animal), soit au sens figuré (muet ou silencieux).
  1. Lacking a tongue C1 formal

    Having no tongue, either naturally or due to injury or removal.

    • The tongueless creature could not taste its food.
    • After the accident, he was left tongueless.
    • The statue depicted a tongueless lion.

    🇫🇷sans langue

    Antonymes: tongued

  2. Expressed without speech C2 formal

    Communicated or conveyed without using spoken words; silent or mute.

    • Her tongueless plea was written in her eyes.
    • The tongueless song of the wind through the trees was haunting.
    • They shared a tongueless understanding, a bond beyond words.

    🇫🇷exprimé sans parole

    Synonymes: mutesilentspeechlessunsaidunspokenvoicelesswordless

    Antonymes: oralspokenverbal

  • more tongueless comparative form
  • most tongueless superlative form