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   senseless

   /ˈsɛnsləs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) unconscious: "the attack left a policeman beaten senseless" Similar unconsciousout coldoutcoldstunnednumbnumbedinsensibleinsensatecomatoseknocked outout for the countinformal:KO'dkayoedlaid outdead to the worldout like a lightspark outrare:soporosesoporousOpposite consciousaware
   • ▪ incapable of sensation: "the latch was too tight for his stiff and senseless fingers"
   • 2. lacking common sense; wildly foolish: "it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot" Similar pointlessfutilehopelessfruitlessuselessneedlesswastedin vainunavailingaimlessidleto no purposepurposelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessunproductiveunprofitableabsurdfoolishmadinsaneasininemoronicimbecilicnonsensicalstupididioticsillyirrelevantfootlingfatuoushollowinaneridiculousludicrousmindlessunintelligentunwiseirrationalillogicalinformal:daftOpposite sensiblewise
   • ▪ (especially of violent or wasteful action) without discernible meaning or purpose: "in Vietnam I saw the senseless waste of human beings"

   Derivatives

   • 1. senselessly adverb
   • 2. senselessness noun

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   What does it mean if an action is senseless?

   • If you describe an action as senseless, you think it is wrong because it has no purpose and produces no benefit. ...people whose lives have been destroyed by acts of senseless violence. If someone is senseless, they are unconscious. They were knocked to the ground, beaten senseless and robbed of their wallets.

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   What does senseless mean?

   • Her prophets are senseless, men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law. Senseless definition: destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.. See examples of SENSELESS used in a sentence.

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   What is a senseless act?

   • Without feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation . Of graves; [ …] The blow to his head rendered him senseless, he didn't awaken until he was in the ambulance. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense . What a senseless waste of money. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.

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   What is a senseless text?

   • the knowledge activated by the expressions of the text (cf. Hörmann 1976). A “senseless” or “nonsensical” text is one in which text receivers can discover no such continuity, usually because there is a serious mismatch between the configuration of concepts and relations expressed and the receivers prior knowledge of the world.

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   Senseless means lacking sense, consciousness, or meaning. It can also mean foolish or stupid. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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   Senseless means not reasonable, useful, or conscious. It can also mean lacking meaning or purpose. See how to use senseless in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious. Synonyms: insensible, insensate. lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension. Synonyms: undiscerning, unperceiving. Antonyms: sensitive. stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.

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   Senseless things have no meaning — you can't easily explain why they happen. Senseless people, on the other hand, are simply unconscious. This adjective often describes something terrible or violent, like a senseless accident or the senseless destruction of a city.

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   SENSELESS meaning: 1. not at all reasonable, or with no good or useful purpose: 2. unconscious: 3. not at all…. Learn more.

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   Senseless means lacking sense or meaning, foolish, or unconscious. Find out the different meanings, synonyms, and translations of senseless in various contexts and languages.

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   Senseless means lacking in sense, foolish, or unconscious. It can describe actions, words, or people. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of senseless.