senseless

English

Etymology

sense +‎ -less

Adjective

senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)

1. Bereft of feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation; unconscious; insensible.

   The blow to his head rendered him senseless, he didn't awaken until he was in the ambulance.

2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense; pointless; meaningless.

   What a senseless waste of money.

3. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement; unreasonable; unwise; stupid.

   He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.

Related terms

• sense
• senseful
• senselessly
• senselessness

Translations

bereft of feeling

• Finnish: tunnoton (fi)

• Portuguese: insensível (pt)
• Russian: бесчувственный (ru) (bezčúvstvennyj)

bereft of consciousness

• Finnish: tajuton (fi)
• Portuguese: inconsciente (pt)
• Russian: без сознания (ru) (bez soznánija), бесчувственный (ru) (bezčúvstvennyj)

lacking meaning or purpose

• Esperanto: sensenca (eo)
• Finnish: järjetön (fi)

• Portuguese: absurdo (pt)
• Russian: бессмысленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj)

without consideration

• Finnish: järjetön (fi)
• Portuguese: insensível (pt)
• Russian: бессмысленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj), необдуманный (ru) (neobdúmannyj)

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: sensenca (eo)

References

• senseless in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• senseless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913