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sense·less
(sĕns′lĭs)adj.
1. Lacking sense or meaning; meaningless.
2. Deficient in sense; foolish or stupid.
3. Informal Unconscious, usually as a result of physical trauma.
sense′less·ly adv.
sense′less·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | senselessly - in a meaningless and purposeless manner; "these innocent bystanders were senselessly killed" |
2. | senselessly - in an unreasonably senseless manner; "these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards" |
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Translations
بدون شُعور، بِفُقْدان للوَعْي
nesmyslně
bevidstløst
heimskulega, merkingarlaust
nezmyselne
aptalcaduygusuzca
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sense
(sens) noun1. one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.
2. a feeling. He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.
3. an awareness of (something). a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.
4. good judgement. You can rely on him – he has plenty of sense.
5. a meaning (of a word).
6. something which is meaningful. Can you make sense of her letter?
verb to feel, become aware of, or realize. He sensed that she disapproved.
ˈsenseless adjective1. stunned or unconscious. The blow knocked him senseless.
2. foolish. What a senseless thing to do!
ˈsenselessly adverbˈsenselessness noun
ˈsenses noun plural
(usually with my, ~his, ~her etc) a person's normal, sane state of mind. He must have taken leave of his senses; When he came to his senses, he was lying in a hospital bed.
sixth sense an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses. He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed.
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