Headless
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Without a head (body part).; Synonym of decapitated. not-comparable
"How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?"
- 2 Without a head (body part).; Naturally having and needing no head. not-comparable
"headless invertebrates"
- 3 Without a head (hardware or device feature). not-comparable
"a headless nail; a headless set screw"
- 4 Without leadership. not-comparable
"The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing."
- 5 Not having a head morpheme or word. not-comparable
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- 6 Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse). not-comparable
"/redirect. Used for console redirection in headless servers."
- 7 Without a head of foam. not-comparable
- 8 Heedless. not-comparable, obsolete
"1579, E. K. (Edward Kirke?), Notes on Spenser’s The Shepheardes Calender If any one will rashly blame such his choice of old and unwonted words, him may I more justly blame and condemn, either of witless headiness in judging, or of headless hardiness in condemning."
- 9 Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange). not-comparable, obsolete
"A headless shell doesn't have a flange."
- 1 not having a head or formed without a head wordnet
- 2 not using intelligence wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom is running around like a headless chicken."
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.