Grep  of  noun  senseless 
  senselessness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  senseless 
 
  The  adj  senseless  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  mindless,  reasonless,  senseless  --  (not  marked  by  the  use  of  reason;  "mindless  violence";  "reasonless  hostility";  "a  senseless  act") 
  2.  (1)  insensible,  senseless  --  (unresponsive  to  stimulation;  "he  lay  insensible  where  he  had  fallen";  "drugged  and  senseless") 
  3.  pointless,  purposeless,  senseless  --  (lacking  import;  "a  pointless  remark";  "a  life  essentially  purposeless";  "senseless  violence") 
  4.  nitwitted,  senseless,  soft-witted,  witless  --  ((of  especially  persons)  lacking  sense  or  understanding  or  judgment) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  senseless 
 
  4  senses  of  senseless 
 
  Sense  1 
  mindless,  reasonless,  senseless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unreasonable)  ->  reasonable,  sensible 
 
  Sense  2 
  insensible,  senseless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconscious)  ->  conscious 
 
  Sense  3 
  pointless,  purposeless,  senseless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  meaningless)  ->  meaningful 
 
  Sense  4 
  nitwitted,  senseless,  soft-witted,  witless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stupid)  ->  smart 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  senseless 
 
  4  senses  of  senseless 
 
  Sense  1 
  mindless,  reasonless,  senseless 
  =>  unreasonable  (vs.  reasonable) 
 
  Sense  2 
  insensible,  senseless 
  =>  unconscious  (vs.  conscious) 
 
  Sense  3 
  pointless,  purposeless,  senseless 
  =>  meaningless  (vs.  meaningful) 
 
  Sense  4 
  nitwitted,  senseless,  soft-witted,  witless 
  =>  stupid  (vs.  smart) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  senseless 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  senseless 
 
  senseless  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  senseless 
  senseless 
 
  Overview  of  adj  senseless 
 
  The  adj  senseless  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  mindless,  reasonless,  senseless  --  (not  marked  by  the  use  of  reason;  "mindless  violence";  "reasonless  hostility";  "a  senseless  act") 
  2.  (1)  insensible,  senseless  --  (unresponsive  to  stimulation;  "he  lay  insensible  where  he  had  fallen";  "drugged  and  senseless") 
  3.  pointless,  purposeless,  senseless  --  (lacking  import;  "a  pointless  remark";  "a  life  essentially  purposeless";  "senseless  violence") 
  4.  nitwitted,  senseless,  soft-witted,  witless  --  ((of  especially  persons)  lacking  sense  or  understanding  or  judgment) 

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