senselessness

ˈsɛnsləsnəs

Definition

Definition of senselessness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

meaninglessness

Rare

total lack of meaning or purpose

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The senselessness of the argument frustrated everyone involved.

absurdity

meaninglessness

pointlessness

ignorance

Rare

lack of awareness or understanding

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His senselessness about the issue was evident in the meeting.

ignorance

unawareness

unconsciousness

Rare

state of lacking physical sensation or consciousness

Rare

The patient lay in senselessness after the accident.

insensibility

numbness

unconsciousness

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Origin of senselessness

English, sense (feeling) + less (without) + ness (state of)

Examples of senselessness in a sentence

She pondered the senselessness of life during her travels.
Her senselessness in financial matters led to poor decisions.
The senselessness of his actions was clear to everyone.
He drifted into senselessness after the fall.
Senselessness overtook him during the surgery.

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French:absurdité, inconscience, ...
German:Sinnlosigkeit, Unverständnis, ...
Italian:insensatezza, ignoranza, ...
Spanish:sinrazón, insensatez, ...
Portuguese:insensatez, ignorância, ...
Chinese:无意义, 无知, ...
Japanese:無意味さ, 無知, ...
Arabic:عبثية, جَهْل, ...
Hebrew:חֹסֶר מַשְׁמָעוּת, חֹסֶר הֲבָנָה, ...
Russian:бессмысленность, невежество, ...
Ukrainian:безглуздість, невігластво, ...
Hindi:अर्थहीनता, अज्ञानता, ...
Bengali:অর্থহীনতা, অজ্ঞতা, ...
Catalan:manca de sentit, ignorància, ...
Czech:nesmyslnost, nechápavost, ...
Danish:meningsløshed, manglende forståelse, ...
Dutch:zinloosheid, onbegrip, ...
Greek:ανοησία, άγνοια, ...
Hungarian:értelmetlenség, értetlenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពគ្មានន័យ, ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ, ...
Korean:무의미함, 무지, ...
Persian:بی‌معنایی, بی‌حسی, ...
Polish:bezsensowność, brak zrozumienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):insensatez, ignorância, ...
Romanian:absurd, ignoranță, ...
Swedish:meningslöshet, oförstånd, ...
Thai:ความไร้ความหมาย, ความไม่รู้, ...
Turkish:anlamsızlık, anlayışsızlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự vô nghĩa, sự thiếu hiểu biết, ...

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