headless

adjective

head·​less ˈhed-ləs How to pronounce headless (audio)
1
a
: having no head
b
: having the head cut off : beheaded
2
: having no chief
3
: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish
headlessness noun

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Back then, residents of the burgeoning Los Angeles area had no idea a merciless killer was lurking in their midst until Feb. 2, 1928, when the headless, naked body of a teenage boy was found in a ditch on a dusty road near the sleepy suburb of La Puente. — Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 Incidents of sea mammal cruelty are not rare in California, nor is the discovery of a headless sea mammal unique. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 When all of the employee SaaS seats are turned off, enterprises will not pay the same for a headless SaaS seat with only AIs accessing the legacy data trapped inside. — Ron Williams, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Pedestrians captured by safety cameras can be rendered as zombies onscreen, with cyclists and motorcycles appearing as headless horsemen. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headless

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of headless was before the 12th century

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headless

adjective
head·​less ˈhed-ləs How to pronounce headless (audio)
1
: having no head
2
: having no chief
3
: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish
headlessness noun
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