chinless
Without lower jaw
Chinless describes someone whose chin recedes weakly into the neck, giving the face an indistinct lower profile.
The physical trait extends to a figurative sense: weak, ineffectual, lacking backbone.
British usage often pairs it with "wonder" to describe upper-class men perceived as feckless: a chinless wonder from the Home Counties.
Masked unless paired identically
- jawlineLower facial boundary
- underbiteLower jaw extends past upper
- mandibleLower facial bone
- maxillofacialOf jaw and face
craniofacial · profile · receding · jaw · facial · bone-structure · protruding · overbite
Person of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- inbredProduced by close relatives
Hapsburg · upper-class · hereditary · lineage · dynasty · manor · estate · duke
Lacking courage or resolve
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
irresolute · indecisive · gutless · pusillanimous · meek · submissive · wishy-washy · milquetoast
recessive
Masked unless paired identically
maxillofacial · craniofacial · profile · receding · jaw · facial · bone-structure · protruding · overbite
blueblood
Person of noble birth
inbred · Hapsburg · upper-class · hereditary · lineage · dynasty · manor · estate · duke · marquess
spineless
Lacking courage or resolve
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- timidLacking courage or confidence
cowardly · irresolute · indecisive · gutless · pusillanimous · meek · submissive · wishy-washy · milquetoast · limp