brainless — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Having no brain.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   anencephalous

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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. Unintelligent, with little common sense.

   Uso

   • comparable

   Sinonimi

   half-brainedhalf-witted

   Contrari

   brainy

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   "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. Of an action performed, overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.

   Sinonimi

   mindlessautomaticrotedull

   Contrari

   engrossing

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull

Aggettivo

1. not using intelligence

   Sinonimi

   headless