senselessness

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noun

The state of being senseless; unsense.

Similar
unsenseinanitymindlessnessvacuitypointlessness
OriginEnglish senseless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- →
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Meanings

nounsenselessness (usually uncountable, plural senselessnesses)

plural senselessnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being senseless; unsense.
    1 more example

    November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts.

    Synonyms: unsense

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being senseless; unsense.

Similar
unsense

More synonyms by meaning

nountotal lack of meaning or ideas

Similar
inanitymindlessnessvacuitypointlessness
Broader
meaninglessness
Also see
inanitymindlessnessnonsensicalitypointlessnessvacuity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  2. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  3. Latinsentiō
  4. Latinsēnsu
  5. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  6. Frankish*sinn
  7. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  8. Old Frenchsens
  9. Middle Englishsense
  10. Englishsense
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. Englishsenseless
  16. Englishsenselessness

From senseless + -ness.

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Translations

Esperanto sensenceco
  • sensencecobeing senseless
Finnish mielettömyys, järjettömyys
  • mielettömyysbeing senseless
  • järjettömyysbeing senseless
French absurdité, imprudence
  • absurditébeing senseless
  • imprudencebeing senseless
German Sinnlosigkeit
  • Sinnlosigkeitbeing senseless
Hungarian értelmetlenség
  • értelmetlenségbeing senseless
Latvian bezjēdzība, bezjēdzīgums
  • bezjēdzībabeing senseless
  • bezjēdzīgumsbeing senseless
Russian бессмы́сленность
  • бессмы́сленность (bessmýslennostʹ)being senseless
Cite this entry
APA

senselessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senselessness

MLA

“senselessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senselessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senselessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senselessness.

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