headless

[ hed-lis ]

adjective

1. without a head.
2. having the head cut off; beheaded.
3. having no leader or chief; leaderless.
4. foolish; stupid:

   a headless argument.

ˈheadless

/ ˈhɛdlɪs /

adjective

1. without a head
2. without a leader
3. foolish or stupid
4. See catalectic
   prosody another word for catalectic

Other Words From

• headless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of headless¹

before 1000; Middle English he ( ve ) dles, Old English hēafodlēas. See head, -less

Example Sentences

After attaching to a host, however, the crustacean “regresses” into an amorphous, headless blob, sapping nutrition from their host like the wirehead plugs into current.

From Singularity Hub 

He cuts off the Knight’s head, which the headless Knight then lifts so that it can address the company gathered.

From Vox

No need to adjust your drone before flight, either, thanks to the headless mode that can take flight from anywhere.

From Popular-Science

Many believe headless can deliver SEO benefits like user experience, performance and security — depending on how it’s implemented, of course.

From Search Engine Land

If a headless worm can regrow a memory, then where is the memory stored, McConnell wondered.

From Nautilus

Yes, our phone screens may be filled with headless torsos and “looking?”

From The Daily Beast

IS celebrated the assaults by posting online photos of headless bodies that the group claimed were soldiers killed in the attacks.

From The Daily Beast

A few days after this fateful visit, each visionary reported seeing images of rivers of blood and headless corpses.

From The Daily Beast

In the pilot, Brooks proves himself to be the lamest cop of all time by agreeing to lead the headless horseman to his head.

From The Daily Beast

Naturally, the headless horseman is really the first horseman of the apocalypse.

From The Daily Beast

He left the arabyieh at the western entrance and went on foot down the avenue of headless rams.

From Project Gutenberg

The ax was to sever the head from the lifeless body, and all the headless trunks were to be interred together.

From Project Gutenberg

Whilst this was being done two coffins were found, and in them there were discovered two headless bodies.

From Project Gutenberg

I put the good nails into kegs, and the headless nails and splinters were sent back to be melted into window weights.

From Project Gutenberg

King Solomon sat headless on his throne of judgment, and the hands of the wicked elders had long since mouldered away.

From Project Gutenberg