brainless

[breyn-lis]

adjective

1. mentally weak; foolish; witless; stupid.

brainless

/ ˈbreɪnlɪs /

adjective

1. stupid or foolish

Other Word Forms

• brainlessly adverb
• brainlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainless¹

First recorded in 1400–50, brainless is from the late Middle English word braynles. See brain, -less

Example Sentences

A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded "brainless" and "damaged" by former greats after their cavalier approach backfired.

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Meme coins spawned on sites like Pump.fun, where the awful and the brainless alike became speculative fodder.

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The Spectator described the show as "brainless", suggesting Winkleman "gushed" over her guests and asked obvious questions.

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A headline like that beckons the viewer with the promise of brainless “Don’t Be a Menace to Society While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood”-style shenanigans.

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Former Black Cats striker Marco Gabbiadini described that response as "brainless", but there is no doubt Watson has had the last laugh in a way nobody will ever forget.

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Related Words

• dumb 
• mindless