Brainless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Brainless is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Having no brain.
Meaning
(not comparable) Having no brain.
More Meanings
- (comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.
- (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull
Surely it was more likely that a brainless creature, acting solely by vague predatory instinct, would give up the chase when I disappeared, and, after a pause of astonishment, would wander away in search of some other prey?
"I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,[…]!"
Synonyms for brainless
Depending on context, synonyms include anencephalous, half-brained, half-witted, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded.
Antonyms for brainless
Common opposites include brainy, engrossing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unintelligent, headless, stupid, dummy, dumb, foolish.
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