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Noun

1. 1
   The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism"

2. 2
   The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth. wordnet
3. 3
   The state of being weak, of having no capability of enforcing something. figuratively, uncountable

   "She denounced the treaty's toothlessness in combatting climate change."

Synonyms

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anodontiadullnessedentulism

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"Near-synonyms: anodontia, edentulism"

Etymology

From toothless + -ness.

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