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senseless

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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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RELATED WORDS

indiscretion, madness, rubbish, nonsense, tomfoolery, imbecility, absurdity, tommyrot, twaddle, craziness, irrationality, bunk, stupidity, poppycock, claptrap, weakness, insensibility, imprudence, insanity, idiocy

Nearby words

  1. sense organ,
  2. sense perception,
  3. sense stress,
  4. senseful,
  5. sensei,
  6. senselessly,
  7. senses,
  8. sensi,
  9. sensibilia,
  10. sensibility

Origin of senseless

First recorded in 1550–60; sense + -less
ANTONYMS FOR senseless
2. sensitive. 3. intelligent.
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Related formssense·less·ly, adverbsense·less·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for senselessness

senseless

adjective

lacking in sense; foolisha senseless plan
lacking in feeling; unconscious
lacking in perception; stupid
Derived Formssenselessly, adverbsenselessness, noun
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Word Origin and History for senselessness

senseless

adj.

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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