biteless
Lacking any teeth
Biteless describes something lacking bite—without sharpness, sting, or force.
A biteless dog poses no threat.
Biteless criticism fails to wound.
Biteless food has no spice or tang: The salsa was disappointingly biteless.
The word suggests something defanged or toothless, whether literally or figuratively.
Causing no harm
- safeFree from peril
- gentleSoft and kind
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- nonthreateningCausing no alarm
nonvenomous · nontoxic · defanged · declawed · stingless · toothless · inoffensive · mild-mannered
Easily controlled or taught
- gentleSoft and kind
- domesticatedBred under human care
- subduedReduced in intensity
- meekHumbly unassertive
toothless · defanged · ineffectual · impotent · weak · spineless · feeble · watered-down
innocuous
Causing no harm
nonthreatening · nonvenomous · nontoxic · defanged · declawed · stingless · toothless · inoffensive · mild-mannered · unthreatening
docile
Easily controlled or taught
- gentleSoft and kind
- domesticatedBred under human care
- subduedReduced in intensity
meek · toothless · defanged · ineffectual · impotent · weak · spineless · feeble · watered-down · gutless
dull
Lacking edge or interest
toothless · gumming · gnawing · mouthing · nibbling · worn · filed · dulled · unsharpened · blunted
flavorless
Having no taste
- mildModerate in intensity
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
insipid · savorless · weak · muted · flat · dull · unspiced · plain · neutral · subtle