"senseless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛnsləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-senseless.wav Forms: more senseless [comparative], most senseless [superlative]
Etymology: From sense + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sense|less}} sense + -less, {{cog|stq|sinloos||senseless, foolish}} Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)
  1. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation. Synonyms: unconscious, insensible Related terms (deprived of sensation): ageusia, analgesia, anosmia, blind, deaf, hypoesthesia, numbness, paralysis Translations (bereft of feeling): безчувствен (bezčuvstven) (Bulgarian), følelsesløs (Danish), tunnoton (Finnish), sen sentido (Galician), empfindungslos (German), ohne Gefühl (German), भावहीन (bhāvhīn) (Hindi), insensível (Portuguese), бесчу́вственный (besčúvstvennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-senseless-en-adj-y69OXsPd Disambiguation of 'deprived of sensation': 83 10 3 4 Disambiguation of 'bereft of feeling': 55 21 10 14
  2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense. Synonyms: pointless, meaningless Translations (lacking meaning or purpose): безсмислен (bezsmislen) (Bulgarian), sanseløs (Danish), sensenca (Esperanto), järjetön (Finnish), mieletön (Finnish), älytön (Finnish), älyvapaa (Finnish), sen razón (Galician), sinnlos (German), अर्थहीन (arthahīn) (Hindi), निरर्थक (nirarthak) (Hindi), gan chiall (Irish), senza capo né coda (Italian), bezjēdzīgs (Latvian), koretake (Maori), meningsløs (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningslaus (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningslaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), sennlooss (Plautdietsch), onveninftich (Plautdietsch), absurdo (Portuguese), бессмы́сленный (bessmýslennyj) (Russian), безглу́здий (bezhlúzdyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-senseless-en-adj-B4gImNO2 Disambiguation of 'lacking meaning or purpose': 4 64 29 3
  3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
    Sense id: en-senseless-en-adj-2k~JSn~-
  4. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement Synonyms: unreasonable, unwise, stupid Translations (bereft of consciousness): в безсъзнание (v bezsǎznanie) (Bulgarian), bevidstløs (Danish), tajuton (Finnish), ohnmächtig (German), bewusstlos (German), besinnungslos (German), svenuto (Italian), inconsciente (Portuguese), без созна́ния (bez soznánija) (Russian), бесчу́вственный (besčúvstvennyj) (Russian), baygın (Turkish) Translations (without consideration): ἄφρων (áphrōn) (Ancient Greek), необмислен (neobmislen) (Bulgarian), järjetön (Finnish), mieletön (Finnish), älytön (Finnish), älyvapaa (Finnish), irracional (Galician), unüberlegt (German), unvernünftig (German), vernunftlos (German), विचारहीन (vicārhīn) (Hindi), díchéillí (Irish), excors (Latin), meecheeallagh (Manx), pōrewarewa (Maori), pōrewharewha (Maori), insensível (Portuguese), бессмы́сленный (bessmýslennyj) (Russian), необду́манный (neobdúmannyj) (Russian), безглу́здий (bezhlúzdyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-senseless-en-adj-qbuBfnXS 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 Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 14 7 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 24 19 17 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 13 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 16 7 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 7 5 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 23 14 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 20 12 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 20 12 8 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 11 7 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 17 11 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 15 11 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 23 26 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 11 8 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 11 8 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 18 13 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 17 7 5 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 16 6 4 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 15 11 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 11 8 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 16 12 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 17 12 48 Disambiguation of 'bereft of consciousness': 17 28 13 42 Disambiguation of 'without consideration': 14 12 13 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: senselesse [obsolete] Related terms: sense, senseful, senselessly, senselessness

Alternative forms

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          "word": "unreasonable"
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          "_dis1": "17 28 13 42",
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          "word": "bewusstlos"
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          "sense": "bereft of consciousness",
          "word": "svenuto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 28 13 42",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "onveninftich"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking meaning or purpose",
      "word": "absurdo"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "lacking meaning or purpose",
      "word": "бессмы́сленный"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "mieletön"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "älytön"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "älyvapaa"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "irracional"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "unüberlegt"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "unvernünftig"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vicārhīn",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "विचारहीन"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "díchéillí"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "excors"
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    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "meecheeallagh"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "pōrewarewa"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "pōrewharewha"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "insensível"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bessmýslennyj",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "бессмы́сленный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neobdúmannyj",
      "sense": "without consideration",
      "word": "необду́манный"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezhlúzdyj",
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      "word": "безглу́здий"
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