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- DictionarySense·less/ˈsensləs/
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- 1. (of a person) unconscious: "the attack left a policeman beaten senseless"
- 2. lacking common sense; wildly foolish: "it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot"
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adjective. /ˈsensləs/ (disapproving) having no meaning or purpose synonym pointless. senseless violence. His death was a senseless waste of life. It's senseless to continue any further. It was a completely senseless act of violence. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
senseless definition: 1. happening or done without a good reason: 2. not conscious: . Learn more.
Definitions of 'senseless' 1. If you describe an action as senseless, you think it is wrong because it has no purpose and produces no benefit. [...] 2. If someone is senseless, they are unconscious. [...] Synonyms of 'senseless' • pointless, mad, crazy (informal), stupid [...] • unconscious, stunned, insensible, out [...] More.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability sense‧less /ˈsensləs/ adjective 1 happening or done for no good reason or with no purpose Her death seemed such a senseless waste of life. a senseless crime 2 unconscious He had been beaten senseless. —senselessly adverb —senselessness noun [ uncountable] Exampl...
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IPA(key): /ˈsɛnsləs/Hyphenation: sense‧lesssenseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless) 1. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation. 1.1. Synonyms: unconscious, insensible 1.2. The blow to his head rendered him senseless, he didn't awaken until he was in the ambulance. 1.1. 1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam.[…]”, in [Mary] Shelle...
“senseless”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.“senseless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.1. insensate, insensible. 2. unperceiving, undiscerning. 3. silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine. 2. sensitive. 3. intelligent. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: senseless /ˈsɛnslɪs/ adj. lacking in sense; foolish: a senseless plan. lacking in feeling; unconscious. lacking in perception; stupid.
What does the adjective senseless mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective senseless , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
