WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sense•less /ˈsɛnslɪs/USA pronunciation
adj.
sense•less•ness, n. [uncountable]See -sens-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- unconscious:knocked senseless by a falling tree branch.
- stupid;
foolish:senseless chattering. - lacking meaning or purpose:a victim of senseless violence.
sense•less•ness, n. [uncountable]See -sens-.
sense•less
(sens′lis),USA pronunciation adj.
sense′less•ly, adv.
sense′less•ness, n.
- destitute or deprived of sensation;
unconscious. - Psychologylacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension.
- stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.
- nonsensical or meaningless, as words:This letter is either cryptic or senseless.
- sense + -less 1550–60
sense′less•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged insensate, insensible.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unperceiving, undiscerning.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sensitive.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intelligent.
'senselessness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):