HEADLESS

headless

(adjective) not having a head or formed without a head; “the headless horseman”; “brads are headless nails”

brainless, headless

(adjective) not using intelligence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

headless (not comparable)

Without a head; decapitated.

Without leadership.

(linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having a head morpheme or word.

(computing) Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g, monitor) or input device (e.g, keyboard, mouse).

(of beer) Without a head of foam.

(obsolete) Heedless.

Source: Wiktionary


Head"less, a. Etym: [AS. heáfodleás.]

1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.

2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Sir W. Raleigh.

3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate. [Obs.] Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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