senseless
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Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)
- 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.
- Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense; pointless; meaningless.
- What a senseless waste of money.
- Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement; unreasonable; unwise; stupid.
- He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.
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Translations [edit]
bereft of feeling
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bereft of consciousness
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lacking meaning or purpose
without consideration
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References [edit]
- senseless in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- senseless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913