senseless
Lacking meaning or purposeLacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» It's all so senseless.
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By meaning 4
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Examples
25 sentencesIt's all so senseless.
The sentence is senseless, but correct.
ruЭто предложение бессмысленное, но правильное. — odexed
deDer Satz ist sinnlos, aber korrekt. — BraveSentry
She fell down senseless on the floor.
ruОна без чувств упала на пол. — odexed
deSie fiel bewußtlos auf den Boden. — Esperantostern
Meaning
4 sensesLacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
What a senseless waste of money.
sinnlos
бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj
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
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
Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.
- not marked by the use of reason
- unresponsive to stimulation
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
Forms
more senseless, most senseless| Comparative | more senseless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most senseless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- not marked by the use of reason:mindlessreasonless
- unresponsive to stimulation:insensibleout of it
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being:otiosepointlesspurposelesssuperfluouswasted
- (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment:nitwittedsoft-wittedwitless
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.