Definition
Lacking a prominent chin, having a weak or receding chin, or (figuratively) lacking character, determination, or strength.
Etymology
From 'chin' (the lower front part of the face) plus '-less' suffix meaning 'without,' creating a literal anatomical descriptor that became figuratively used for character.
Kelly Says
The British phrase 'chinless wonder' for weak-willed aristocrats shows how physical features got loaded with character judgments—a good reminder that we shouldn't assume appearance reveals personality, but old language often did!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምስራች አይደለም
mis-ra-ch ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
بدون ذقن
bilad zihn
BNবাংলা
চোয়ালহীন
cho-wal-heen
CACatalà
sense mentó
sen-sa men-toh
CSČeština
bez brady
bez bra-dee
DADansk
uden hage
u-den ha-ge
DEDeutsch
ohrenlos
oh-ren-los
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς πηγούνι
chori-s pi-goo-ni
ESEspañol
sin mentón
sin men-toh
FAفارسی
بدون چانه
be-doun cha-neh
FISuomi
leuanta
leu-an-ta
FRFrançais
sans menton
san men-toh
HAHA
baƙin ciki
ba-kin chi-ki
HEעברית
ללא לסת
le-la les-et
HIहिन्दी
चेहरे के बिना
che-hare ke bina
HUMagyar
szájszél nélkül
sza-jszél nel-kül
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa dagu
tan-pa da-gu
IGIG
isi chin
ee-see chin
ITItaliano
senza mento
sen-za men-toh
KMKM
មានជ្រុង
mahn chroong
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa dagu
tan-pa da-gu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြောက်
chaw-kye-ma-wuk
NLNederlands
zonder kin
zon-der kin
NONorsk
uten hake
u-ten ha-ke
PLPolski
bez brody
bez bro-dee
PTPortuguês
sem queixo
sem keh-y-sho
RORomână
fără bărbie
fara bar-bee
RUРусский
без подбородка
bez pod-bor-od-ka
SVSvenska
utan hakan
oo-tan ha-kan
SWKiswahili
bila chin
bi-la chin
TAதமிழ்
மார்பு இல்லாத
maar-pu il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
చెవులు లేని
che-vu-lu la-ni
THไทย
ไม่มีคาง
mai mi kaang
TLTL
walang baba
wa-lang ba-ba
TRTürkçe
çene yok
che-ne yok
UKУкраїнська
без підборіддя
bez pid-bo-rid-ya
URاردو
چُن چھوٹا
chun cho-ta
VITiếng Việt
không có cằm
khong co cam