senseless

English

Etymology

From sense +‎ -less. Compare Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnsləs/
• Hyphenation: sense‧less

Adjective

senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)

1. Without feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation

   The blow to his head rendered him senseless, he didn't awaken until he was in the ambulance.

   Synonyms: unconscious, insensible

2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense

   What a senseless waste of money.

   Synonyms: pointless, meaningless

3. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement

   He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.

   Synonyms: unreasonable, unwise, stupid

Related terms

• sense
• senseful
• senselessly
• senselessness

Translations

bereft of feeling

• Danish: følelsesløs
• Finnish: tunnoton (fi)

• Portuguese: insensível (pt)
• Russian: бесчу́вственный (ru) (besčúvstvennyj)

bereft of consciousness

• Danish: bevidstløs
• Finnish: tajuton (fi)

• Portuguese: inconsciente (pt)
• Russian: без созна́ния (ru) (bez soznánija), бесчу́вственный (ru) (besčúvstvennyj)

lacking meaning or purpose

• Danish: sanseløs
• Esperanto: sensenca
• Finnish: järjetön (fi), mieletön (fi), älytön (fi), älyvapaa (fi)
• German: sinnlos (de)
• Irish: gan chiall
• Italian: senza capo nè coda

• Latvian: bezjēdzīgs
• Maori: koretake
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: meningsløs, meiningslaus

  Nynorsk: meiningslaus

• Plautdietsch: sennlooss
• Portuguese: absurdo (pt)
• Russian: бессмы́сленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj)

without consideration

• Finnish: järjetön (fi), mieletön (fi), älytön (fi), älyvapaa (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄφρων (áphrōn)

• Irish: díchéillí
• Latin: excors

• Manx: meecheeallagh
• Maori: pōrewarewa, pōrewharewha
• Portuguese: insensível (pt)
• Russian: бессмы́сленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj), необду́манный (ru) (neobdúmannyj)

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} sensenca

See also

• (deprived of sensation): ageusia, analgesia, anosmia, blind, deaf, hypoesthesia, numbness, paralysis

References

• senseless in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
• senseless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.