# senseless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛnsləs/ · frequency rank #18,425

## Definitions
1. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
4. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement

## Etymology
From sense + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`esnseless`, `senesless`, `sennseless`, `senseelss`, `senseles`, `senselless`, `senselses`, `sensleess`, `sensseless`, `sesneless`, `sneseless`, `ssenseless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/senseless