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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Lacking sense or meaning; meaningless.
  • adjective Deficient in sense; foolish or stupid.
  • adjective Informal Unconscious, usually as a result of physical trauma.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Destitute of sense; having no power of sensation or perception; incapable of sensation or feeling; insensible.
  • Inappreciative; lacking in appreciation; without perception.
  • Lacking understanding; acting without sense or judgment; foolish; stupid.
  • Without meaning, or contrary to reason or sound judgment; ill-judged; unwise; foolish; nonsensical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Bereft of feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation; unconscious; insensible.
  • adjective Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense; pointless; meaningless.
  • adjective Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement; unreasonable; unwise; stupid.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not marked by the use of reason
  • adjective serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • adjective (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
  • adjective unresponsive to stimulation

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sense +‎ -less

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