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HEADLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does headless mean?
• HEADLESS (adjective)
The adjective HEADLESS has 2 senses:
1. not having a head or formed without a head
2. not using intelligence
Familiarity information: HEADLESS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having a head or formed without a head
Context example:
brads are headless nails
Similar:
acephalous (lacking a head or a clearly defined head)
beheaded; decapitated (having had the head cut off)
Antonym:
headed (having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not using intelligence
Synonyms:
brainless; headless
Similar:
stupid; unintelligent (lacking intelligence)
Context examples
Well, they went to the bottom, and a nice mermaid welcomed them, but was much grieved on finding the box of headless knights, and kindly pickled them in brine, hoping to discover the mystery about them, for being a woman, she was curious.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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