Meaning

4 senses
  1. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.

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

    empfindungslos, ohne Gefühl

    бесчу́вственныйbesčúvstvennyj

  2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.

    What a senseless waste of money.

    sinnlos

    бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj

    безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj

    (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

  3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.

    The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.

  4. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement

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

    ohnmächtig, bewusstlos, besinnungslos

    без созна́нияbez soznánija, бесчу́вственныйbesčúvstvennyj, бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj

    безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj

Examples

25 sentences
  1. It's all so senseless.

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  2. The sentence is senseless, but correct.

    ruЭто предложение бессмысленное, но правильное.

    deDer Satz ist sinnlos, aber korrekt.

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  3. She fell down senseless on the floor.

    ruОна без чувств упала на пол.

    deSie fiel bewußtlos auf den Boden.

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  4. These senseless killings will not go unpunished.

    ruЭти бессмысленные убийства не останутся безнаказанными.

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  5. It's senseless to worry about doing it.

    deEs hat keinen Sinn, sich Sorgen darum zu machen.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lacking meaning or purpose:
Русский
By meaning 4
bereft of feeling:
lacking meaning or purpose:
bereft of consciousness:
without consideration:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
bereft of feeling:
lacking meaning or purpose:
bereft of consciousness:
without consideration:

Forms

more senseless, most senseless
Comparativemore senseless Lesson
Superlativemost senseless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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