English Explanatory Dictionary

headless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without a head (body part).
  2. Synonym of decapitated.
  3. Naturally having and needing no head.
  4. Without a head (hardware or device feature).
  5. Without leadership.
  6. Not having a head morpheme or word.
  7. Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
  8. Without a head of foam.
  9. Heedless.
  10. Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛdləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-headless.wav

Word forms

headless

Etymology

From Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos (“headless”), Danish hovedløs (“headless”), Swedish huvudlös (“headless”), Icelandic höfuðlaus (“headless”). Piecewise doublet of chefless and chiefless.

Synonyms

beheaded deheaded decapitated unheaded leaderless

Derived words

headless browser headless chicken monster Headless Cross headless genitive headless horseman Headless Horsewoman headless lounge headlessly headlessness headless over heels like a headless chicken like a headless chook run around like a headless chicken

Translations

Catalan: acèfal Chinese Mandarin: 無頭的 /无头的 Czech: bezhlavý Esperanto: senkapa Finnish: päätön French: sans tête French: acéphale French: décapité German: kopflos Greek: ακέφαλος Ancient Greek: ἀκέφαλος Ido: senkapa Lithuanian: begalvis Middle English: heedles Polish: bezgłowy Portuguese: acéfalo Russian: безголо́вый Russian: обезгла́вленный Scots: heidless Serbo-Croatian: безглав Serbo-Croatian: bezglav Tamil: தலை இல்லா Turkish: başsız Welsh: pengoll Welsh: di-ben
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