headless
pronunciation
How to pronounce headless in British English:
UK [ˈhedləs]
How to pronounce headless in American English:
US [ˈhɛdlɪs]
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- Adjective:
- not having a head or formed without a head
- not using intelligence
Word Origin
- headless (adj.)
- late Old English, heafedleas; see head (n.) + -less. Late 14c. as "rulerless, lacking a leader." Related: Headlessly; headlessness. Similar construction in Dutch hoofdeloos, German hauptlos, Danish hovedlös.
Example
- 1. Nearly headless nick came gliding out of a classroom .
- 2. Lt was a headless horseman ! You must not excite yourself .
- 3. Apparently they have a headless homicide victim .
- 4. The aristocracy ( princes and lords ) were taken from power were locked in the bastille ( prisons ) and beheaded at the guillotine ( headless idiots ) .
- 5. Nearly headless nick , harry noticed , was still holding sir patrick 's rejection letter .