tongueless

English

Etymology

From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue +‎ -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).

Adjective

tongueless (not comparable)

1. Having no tongue.
   2. (of an animal or person) Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.

      Antonyms: tongued, aglossal

      tongueless amphibians

   4. (of wagons and farm implements) Having no tongue because hitched in another way.

      Antonym: tongued

      tongueless plow

3. Lacking speech; mute.
5. Making no sound; silent, speechless.
7. Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.

Derived terms

• tongueless frog
• tonguelessly
• tonguelessness

Related terms

• untongued

 

Translations

having no tongue

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄγλωσσος (áglōssos)

• Latin: ēlinguis (la)
• Persian: بیزبان