brainless

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9

Definition of brainless

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having no brain.
    “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?”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having no brain.
    “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?”
  2. (comparable)Unintelligent, with little common sense.
    “"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,[…]!"”
  3. Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.
    “Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull”

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Etymology

From Middle English braynles; equivalent to brain + -less.

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