toothlessness

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English

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Etymology

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From toothless +‎ -ness.

Noun

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toothlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth.
    Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism
  2. (figuratively) The state of being weak, of having no capability of enforcing something.
    She denounced the treaty's toothlessness in combatting climate change.

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