Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not sharp; blunt; obtuse; unfit to cut or penetrate: as, an edgeless sword; an edgeless argument.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having an
edge , or whoseboundary is unclear. - adjective of a blade Not having a sharp cutting edge;
blunt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking a cutting edge
Etymologies
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Examples
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Robert Lang has gone even further, using the term "edgeless cities" to describe what he calls an increasingly "elusive metropolis" with highly dispersed employment.
Forbes.com: News Joel Kotkin 2011
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But only the 3D models, which were previewed at CES, feature a new "One "design that uses an ultra-thin bezel to create an "edgeless" appearance.
Samsung's 2011 TV lineup: Smart TV, Smart Hub, apps market 2011
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The threat, according to the Ukrainian-born Eugene Hütz -- leader of the gypsy, punk, cabaret band Gogol Bordello -- is a globalized economic system that spawns soulless, edgeless, byproducts "where you can buy all these stupid souvenirs and shirts that you can't tell where they're from."
Anthony Papa: Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello Featured in Animation, Globalization, by EarSay Anthony Papa 2012
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Still, there's nothing especially new in the themes or the feelings expressed, and Mr. Gordon's edgeless music goes for surface prettiness and sentimentality instead of grit.
An Artifact of Indulgence From Bernard Herrmann Heidi Waleson 2011
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The threat, according to the Ukrainian-born Eugene Hütz -- leader of the gypsy, punk, cabaret band Gogol Bordello -- is a globalized economic system that spawns soulless, edgeless, byproducts "where you can buy all these stupid souvenirs and shirts that you can't tell where they're from."
Anthony Papa: Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello Featured in Animation, Globalization, by EarSay Anthony Papa 2012
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Chicago's Peninsula Hotel has on its top floor an edgeless "infinity pool" along a wall of glass, enabling swimmers to crawl across the city skyline supported by water.
Lane Lovers Quentin Hardy 2011
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The edgeless, and nearly plotless Pippin, is too well meaning and too unfocused to generate interest outside of a few of the musical numbers.
Bring Out Your Dead 2009
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Ms. Paige sang "I'm Still Here" with panache, but her diction was too edgeless to cut through the orchestra.
Getting 'Follies' Right Terry Teachout 2011
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The threat, according to the Ukrainian-born Eugene Hütz -- leader of the gypsy, punk, cabaret band Gogol Bordello -- is a globalized economic system that spawns soulless, edgeless, byproducts "where you can buy all these stupid souvenirs and shirts that you can't tell where they're from."
Anthony Papa: Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello Featured in Animation, Globalization, by EarSay Anthony Papa 2012
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Our sterile, perfectly rounded, and edgeless plastic lives are not safer.
Wallace J Nichols: Wanted: Citizens of a Post-Plastic Society -- Must Love Edges 2010
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