bladeless

Lacking cutting parts

Bladeless describes something lacking a blade—the cutting edge of a knife, the flat part of an oar, or the rotating element of a fan.

The word appears most often in marketing for fans that move air without visible spinning blades: a bladeless fan on the nightstand.

A bladeless knife would be useless; a bladeless turbine represents innovation.

technology

Dyson

Premium vacuum manufacturer

  • fanAdmirer or air mover
  • turbineBlade-driven energy converter
  • impellerPump's spinning blade assembly

circulator · purifier · oscillation · ionizer · vortex · airflow · ventilation · cooling · heating · filterless

safety

childproof

Resistant to young hands

babyproof · covered · enclosed · secure · touchable · harmless · shielded · protective · nursery · playroom

design

sleek

Smooth and elegant

futuristic · seamless · streamlined · contemporary · aesthetic · chic · elegant · sculptural · unobstructed · innovative

airflow

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

diffused · even · laminar · uninterrupted · consistent · steady · ambient

Opposites
presence of blade

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Having sharp cutting edges

sharp · serrated · cutting · edged · razor-sharp

cutting capability

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Fine-edged, or astute

serrated · cutting · edged · keen · razor-sharp

Phrases
Family

blade, blades, bladed, blading, fan blade

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G