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Meaning of 'senseless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Senseless [ a.]
- Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

Meaning of 'senseless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . senseless [ s]
Meaning (1):
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Example in sentence:
  • a life essentially purposeless;
  • a pointless remark;
  • advice is wasted words;
  • otiose lines in a play;
  • senseless violence
Meaning (2):
- not marked by the use of reason
Example in sentence:
  • a senseless act;
  • mindless violence;
  • reasonless hostility
Meaning (3):
- unresponsive to stimulation
Example in sentence:
  • drugged and senseless;
  • he lay insensible where he had fallen

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