different between blameworthy vs senseless

English

Alternative forms

• blame-worthy

Etymology

From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame +? -worthy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ble?m?w??(?).ði/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ble?m?w?.ði/

Adjective

blameworthy (comparative more blameworthy, superlative most blameworthy)

1. Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

   Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.

Antonyms

• praiseworthy

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?nsl?s/
• Hyphenation: sense?less

Adjective

senseless (comparative more senseless, superlative most senseless)

1. 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

2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.

   What a senseless waste of money.

   Synonyms: pointless, meaningless

3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.

   The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.

4. 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

See also

• (deprived of sensation): ageusia, analgesia, anosmia, blind, deaf, hypoesthesia, numbness, paralysis

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.