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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brainless.wav Forms: more brainless [comparative], most brainless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English braynles; equivalent to brain + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|braynles}} Middle English braynles, {{suffix|en|brain|less}} brain + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} brainless (comparative more brainless, superlative most brainless)
  1. (not comparable) Having no brain. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: anencephalous Translations (having no brain): անխելք (anxelkʻ) (Armenian), бязмо́зглы (bjazmózhly) (Belarusian), бязмо́згі (bjazmózhi) (Belarusian), মস্তিষ্কহীন (mostiśkohin) (Bengali), безмо́зъчен (bezmózǎčen) (Bulgarian), sencerba (Esperanto), aivoton (Finnish), უტვინო (uṭvino) (Georgian), hirnlos (German), ανεγκέφαλος (anegkéfalos) [masculine] (Greek), мисыз (misyz) (Kazakh), ми жоқ (mi joq) (Kazakh), besmegenis (Lithuanian), rorokore (Maori), بیمغز (bi-mağz) (Persian), bezmózgi (Polish), безмо́зглый (bezmózglyj) (Russian), descerebrado (Spanish), beyinsiz (Turkish), безмо́зкий (bezmózkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-brainless-en-adj-Ib-mQjuD Disambiguation of 'having no brain': 93 6 1
  2. (comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense. Tags: comparable Categories (topical): Brain Synonyms: half-brained, half-witted, stupid Translations (unintelligent; having little or no common sense): бязмо́зглы (bjazmózhly) (Belarusian), бязмо́згі (bjazmózhi) (Belarusian), মস্তিষ্কহীন (mostiśkohin) (Bengali), безмо́зъчен (bezmózǎčen) (Bulgarian), 冇腦 (Chinese Cantonese), 冇脑 (mou⁵ nou⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 瞎頭子 (Chinese Mandarin), 瞎头子 (xiātóuzi) (Chinese Mandarin), 無頭腦的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无头脑的 (wútóunǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), aivoton (Finnish), sans cervelle (French), უტვინო (uṭvino) (Georgian), gedankenlos (German), einfältig (German), hirnlos (German), ανεγκέφαλος (anegkéfalos) [masculine] (Greek), άμυαλος (ámyalos) [masculine] (Greek), ανόητος (anóitos) [masculine] (Greek), 頭が悪い (atama ga warui) (alt: あたまがわるい) (Japanese), мисыз (misyz) (Kazakh), ми жоқ (mi joq) (Kazakh), besmegenis (Lithuanian), rorokore (Maori), بیمغز (bi-mağz) (Persian), bezmózgi (Polish), descerebrado (Portuguese), безмо́зглый (bezmózglyj) (Russian), descerebrado (Spanish), akılsız (Turkish), geri zekalı (Turkish), gerzek [slang] (Turkish), безмо́зкий (bezmózkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-brainless-en-adj--ST8U48f Disambiguation of Brain: 34 56 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 64 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 8 65 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 80 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 68 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 70 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 76 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 74 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 76 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 76 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 77 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 75 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 77 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 71 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 72 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 77 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 78 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 76 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 73 20 Disambiguation of 'unintelligent; having little or no common sense': 6 90 4
  3. (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation. Synonyms: mindless
    Sense id: en-brainless-en-adj-sSmg6Wn~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brainlessly, brainlessness
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          "text": "Coordinate term: mindless"
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          "ref": "1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:",
          "text": "\"I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,[…]!\"",
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          "_dis1": "6 90 4",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bjazmózhly",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "бязмо́зглы"
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          "code": "be",
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          "roman": "bjazmózhi",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "бязмо́згі"
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          "roman": "mostiśkohin",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "মস্তিষ্কহীন"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "bezmózǎčen",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "безмо́зъчен"
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "冇腦"
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          "_dis1": "6 90 4",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "mou⁵ nou⁵",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "冇脑"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "瞎頭子"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiātóuzi",
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          "word": "無頭腦的"
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          "roman": "wútóunǎo de",
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          "word": "无头脑的"
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          "word": "უტვინო"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "einfältig"
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          "roman": "anegkéfalos",
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          "roman": "ámyalos",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
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          "word": "άμυαλος"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anóitos",
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          "word": "ανόητος"
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          "alt": "あたまがわるい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "atama ga warui",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "頭が悪い"
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          "code": "kk",
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          "roman": "misyz",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
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          "code": "kk",
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          "roman": "mi joq",
          "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
          "word": "ми жоқ"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
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    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Cantonese translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Kazakh translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anxelkʻ",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "անխելք"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjazmózhly",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "бязмо́зглы"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "бязмо́згі"
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      "roman": "mostiśkohin",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "মস্তিষ্কহীন"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezmózǎčen",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "безмо́зъчен"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "sencerba"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "aivoton"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uṭvino",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "უტვინო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "hirnlos"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anegkéfalos",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ανεγκέφαλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "misyz",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "мисыз"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mi joq",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "ми жоқ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "besmegenis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "rorokore"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bi-mağz",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "بیمغز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "bezmózgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezmózglyj",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "безмо́зглый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "descerebrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "beyinsiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezmózkyj",
      "sense": "having no brain",
      "word": "безмо́зкий"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjazmózhly",
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      "word": "бязмо́зглы"
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      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "бязмо́згі"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "mostiśkohin",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "মস্তিষ্কহীন"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezmózǎčen",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "безмо́зъчен"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "冇腦"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mou⁵ nou⁵",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "冇脑"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "瞎頭子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiātóuzi",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "瞎头子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "無頭腦的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wútóunǎo de",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "无头脑的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "aivoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "sans cervelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uṭvino",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "უტვინო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "gedankenlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "einfältig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "hirnlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anegkéfalos",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ανεγκέφαλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ámyalos",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "άμυαλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anóitos",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ανόητος"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あたまがわるい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "atama ga warui",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "頭が悪い"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "misyz",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "мисыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mi joq",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "ми жоқ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "besmegenis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "rorokore"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bi-mağz",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "بیمغز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "bezmózgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "descerebrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezmózglyj",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "безмо́зглый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "descerebrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "akılsız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "geri zekalı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "gerzek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezmózkyj",
      "sense": "unintelligent; having little or no common sense",
      "word": "безмо́зкий"
    }
  ],
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}

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