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# senseless

adjective (senseless)

«senseless» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#m1)
2. Senseless means unconscious, not able to feel or know what is happening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and stories: senseless violence, a senseless waste. «Knocked senseless» = knocked unconscious. Phrases: «senseless violence», «a senseless waste», «knocked senseless».

### Examples

- Throwing away good food is a senseless waste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x1)
- The vandals caused senseless damage to the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x2)
- He was knocked senseless by the falling branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x3)
- It's senseless to argue about a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x4)
- The newspaper called the attack senseless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x5)
- A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/#x6)

### Note

sense + -less (without). Opposite: sensible (having good sense).

## In Jewish tradition

Foolish and without good judgment. Isaiah calls Pharaoh's wise advisers senseless.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah's mockery is read as showing that Egypt's famed wisdom cannot save it from God's plan.

### Examples

- The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'? (Prophets ISA.19.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/senseless/#x1)

### Note

sense + -less (without). Opposite: sensible (having good sense).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «senseless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senseless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «senseless» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/senseless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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