1. without violence or killing
2. lacking emotion, passion, or warmth
3. pale or lacking color, as if drained of blood

Examples

• The revolution was surprisingly bloodless, with no casualties reported.
• The military coup was completed in a bloodless takeover of the government.
• His bloodless performance failed to move the audience.
• She gave a bloodless recitation of the facts without any emotion.
• After the illness, his face looked bloodless and drawn.
• The patient’s bloodless lips indicated severe anemia.
• The bloodless corporate merger eliminated thousands of jobs efficiently.