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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.
senseless From the web:
- what senseless means
- what does senseless mean
- what a senseless waste of human life
- what is senseless violence
- what does senseless killing mean
- what do senseless mean
- what is senseless humor
- what is senseless suffering
funny
English
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: f?n??, IPA(key): /?f?ni/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?ni/, /?f?n?/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?f?n?/
- Rhymes: -?ni
Etymology 1
From fun +? -y.
Adjective
funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)
- Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]
- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
- Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from the early 19th c.]
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
- (Britain, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:funny
- See also Thesaurus:strange
Derived terms
Related terms
- fun
Translations
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (informal) A joke.
- (informal) A comic strip.
Translations
Adverb
funny (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Etymology 2
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (Britain) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Translations
funny From the web:
- what funny movie should i watch
- what funny holiday is today
- what funnymike number
- what funny movies are on netflix
- what funny gif
- what funny questions to ask siri
- what funny memes
- what funny national day is it today
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