different between infantile vs senseless
infantile
English
Etymology
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from ?nf?ns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.
Adjective
infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- Childish; immature.
Synonyms
- (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
Derived terms
- infantilely
- infantilise
Translations
References
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f??.til/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantiles)
- infantile
Derived terms
- infantilisateur
- infantilisation
- infantiliser
- infantilité
See also
- enfance
- enfant
Italian
Etymology
From Latin infantilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.fan?ti.le/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantili)
- infantile (relating to children or babies)
- infantile puerile, childish, babyish
- Synonym: puerile
Derived terms
- infantilismo
- infantilità
- infantilmente
Related terms
- infanzia
Anagrams
- infilante
Further reading
- infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Swedish
Adjective
infantile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.
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senseless
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)
- 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 a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
- The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.
- 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.
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