spineless
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
Related & opposite
- spinelessness derivation
- namby-pamby derivation
- weak similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking a backbone or spinal column
worms are an example of invertebrate animals
Related & opposite
- vertebrate antonym
- zoological science domain topic
Sense 3 adjective
lacking spiny processes
spineless fins
Related & opposite
- spiny antonym
Sense 4 adjective
lacking thorns
Related & opposite
- unarmed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spinelessness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | namby-pamby |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | weak |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | vertebrate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | zoological science |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | spiny |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unarmed |