chinless
/ˈtʃɪnləs/adjective
उच्चारण चिन्लस
छोटी या पीछे की ओर झुकी ठोड़ी वाला
Core word
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having a very small chin that slopes backwards
छोटी या पीछे की ओर झुकी ठोड़ी वाला
- a chinless young man
- The painting shows a chinless king with a long nose.
- The cartoon showed a chinless man with huge glasses.
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- He had a long nose and a rather chinless face.
- The portrait made the duke look chinless.
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British, informal, disapproving
lacking courage or a strong character; weak
कमज़ोर, डरपोक, बिना दम-खम का
- The press called him a chinless coward.
- He was dismissed as a chinless official who feared every decision.
- Critics called the leader weak and chinless.
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- He proved a chinless manager who never took a stand.
- Nobody wants a chinless friend who runs away from trouble.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chinless + noun
Chinless describes a person with a very small or backward-sloping chin; in informal British use it also means weak and lacking courage.
'Chinless' बहुत छोटी या पीछे झुकी ठोड़ी वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश प्रयोग में इसका अर्थ कमज़ोर और साहसहीन भी है।
- He had a thin, chinless face.
- The poem mocks the chinless clerk.
chinless wonder
This British idiom names a weak, ineffectual person, usually from a rich family. It is mocking and old-fashioned.
यह ब्रिटिश मुहावरा किसी कमज़ोर, निष्प्रभावी व्यक्ति के लिए है, प्रायः धनी परिवार का। यह उपहासपूर्ण और पुराने ढंग का है।
- The newspaper called the young lord a chinless wonder.
be + chinless (figurative)
Used as a criticism, chinless suggests a weak character. Be careful: it can be insulting about the body too.
आलोचना के रूप में 'chinless' कमज़ोर चरित्र की ओर संकेत करता है। सावधान रहें: यह शरीर के बारे में भी अपमानजनक हो सकता है।
- The villain was clever, but his friend was chinless and afraid.
chinless vs. spineless
Spineless is the common word for lacking courage; chinless is rarer and more British.
साहस की कमी के लिए 'spineless' आम शब्द है; 'chinless' अधिक दुर्लभ और अधिक ब्रिटिश है।
- Do not be spineless; speak up in the meeting.
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chinless + noun
wondermanyoutharistocratface
- The play features a chinless aristocrat.
adverb + chinless
ratheralmostpainfullyslightlysomewhat
- He was a rather chinless young man.
verb + chinless
lookbeseemappearbecome
- In the cartoon he looks chinless and silly.
similar adjectives
spinelessgutlessfeebleweak
- The chinless and spineless leader quit at once.
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- The cartoonist drew the minister as a chinless man in a big hat.
कार्टूनिस्ट ने मंत्री को बड़ी टोपी पहने ठोड़ी-रहित आदमी के रूप में बनाया।
- In the novel, the chinless wonder inherits the estate but cannot run it.
उपन्यास में कमज़ोर वारिस जागीर तो पाता है, पर उसे चला नहीं पाता।
- Radhika thought the speaker was chinless because he never answered questions.
राधिका ने सोचा कि वक्ता कमज़ोर है क्योंकि वह सवालों के जवाब कभी नहीं देता था।
- The old photograph showed a pale, chinless boy.
पुरानी तस्वीर में एक पीला, छोटी ठोड़ी वाला लड़का दिख रहा था।
- The editor warned the writers not to call anyone chinless in print.
संपादक ने लेखकों को चेताया कि छपी सामग्री में किसी को chinless न कहें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives mean weak or cowardly, but they come from different pictures of the body.
इन विशेषणों का अर्थ कमज़ोर या कायर है, पर ये शरीर के अलग-अलग चित्रों से आए हैं।
Weak and lacking courage; British, informal, mocking.
कमज़ोर और साहसहीन; ब्रिटिश, अनौपचारिक, उपहासपूर्ण।
- He was a chinless fellow.
Lacking courage and strong opinions; the common word.
साहस और दृढ़ मत से रहित; आम शब्द।
- The spineless officer obeyed every order.
Shy and easily frightened, without scorn.
संकोची और जल्दी डरने वाला, बिना तिरस्कार के।
- The timid girl hid behind her mother.
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chinless wonder
(British, informal, disapproving) a young man from a rich upper-class family who is weak and rather stupid
अमीर घराने का निकम्मा और कमज़ोर नवयुवक
- The firm was run by a chinless wonder who had inherited it from his father.