senseless

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)

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
Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense
What a senseless waste of money.
Synonyms: pointless, meaningless
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
Norwegian:
Bokmål: meningsløs, meiningslaus
Nynorsk: meiningslaus
Portuguese: absurdo (pt)
Russian: бессмы́сленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj)

without consideration

Finnish: järjetön (fi), mieletön (fi), älytön (fi), älyvapaa (fi)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἄφρων (áphrōn)
Irish: díchéillí

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

References

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