senseless
[ sens-lis ]
/ ˈsɛns lɪs /
adjective
destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension.
stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.
nonsensical or meaningless, as words: This letter is either cryptic or senseless.
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desperately, furiously, crazily, passionately, violently, hastily, intensely, frantically, excitedly, recklessly, energetically, hysterically, impulsively, carelessly, insanely, dementedly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, hard
Nearby words
- sense organ,
- sense perception,
- sense stress,
- senseful,
- sensei,
- senselessly,
- senses,
- sensi,
- sensibilia,
- sensibility
Origin of senseless
SYNONYMS FOR senseless
1. insensate, insensible. 2. unperceiving, undiscerning. 3. silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine.
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senseless
/ (ˈsɛnslɪs) /
adjective
lacking in sense; foolisha senseless plan
lacking in feeling; unconscious
lacking in perception; stupid
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senseless
1550s, "without sensation," from sense (n.) + -less. Of actions, etc., "devoid of purpose, proceeding from lack of intelligence," it is attested from 1570s. Related: Senselessly; senselessness.
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