Brainless
adjective
Without intelligence or thought.
He made a brainless decision that cost him the job.
Often appears as...
- brainless decision
- brainless action
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Without intelligence or thought.
He made a brainless decision that cost him the job.
Often appears as...
- brainless decision
- brainless action
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
Calling his idea brainless upset everyone at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Expresses disapproval or criticism, may offend if used carelessly.
Her brainless remarks during the meeting didn't win her any fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical
Not literal; doesn't mean lacking a brain, but lacking thought or intelligence.
Don't be brainless, think before you act!
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
Calling his idea brainless upset everyone at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Expresses disapproval or criticism, may offend if used carelessly.
Her brainless remarks during the meeting didn't win her any fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical
Not literal; doesn't mean lacking a brain, but lacking thought or intelligence.
Don't be brainless, think before you act!
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
Calling his idea brainless upset everyone at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Expresses disapproval or criticism, may offend if used carelessly.
Her brainless remarks during the meeting didn't win her any fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical
Not literal; doesn't mean lacking a brain, but lacking thought or intelligence.
Don't be brainless, think before you act!
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Heather Barnett: What...
from our own blood vessels to neural networks. There's clearly significant rules at play in this simple yet complex organism, and no matter what our disciplinary perspective or our mode of inquiry, there's a great deal that we can learn from observing and engaging with this beautiful, brainless blob.
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This sea creature...
the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies
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A short musical...
we're getting ready enough brainless paper way back not to go hop up a hot but to make it a massage not to know it so much a
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Heather Barnett: What...
from our own blood vessels to neural networks. There's clearly significant rules at play in this simple yet complex organism, and no matter what our disciplinary perspective or our mode of inquiry, there's a great deal that we can learn from observing and engaging with this beautiful, brainless blob.
Video examples
This sea creature...
the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies
Video examples
A short musical...
we're getting ready enough brainless paper way back not to go hop up a hot but to make it a massage not to know it so much a
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Quote examples
Italo Calvino
Italian Journalist
A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I have really loved and love. But a good half of it is a country of boredom, emptiness, monotony, brainless production, and brainless consumption, and this is the American inferno.
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Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about.
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Seth Grahame-Smith
American Author
I think zombies have always been an easy metaphor for hard times. Because they're this big, faceless, brainless group of evil things that will work tirelessly to destroy you and think of nothing else.
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Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play.
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Sharon Stone
American Actress
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.
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Colin Wilson
English Writer
I'm basically a writer of ideas, and the English aren't interested in ideas. The English, I'm afraid, are totally brainless.
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Stephon Marbury
American Athlete
When I see a sneaker for over $400, for me, that's kind of brainless because it doesn't cost that much to make.
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Jake Shears
American Musician
Lord knows, I love a brainless pop song.
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Italo Calvino
Italian Journalist
A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I have really loved and love. But a good half of it is a country of boredom, emptiness, monotony, brainless production, and brainless consumption, and this is the American inferno.
Quote examples
Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about.
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Seth Grahame-Smith
American Author
I think zombies have always been an easy metaphor for hard times. Because they're this big, faceless, brainless group of evil things that will work tirelessly to destroy you and think of nothing else.
Quote examples
Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.
Quote examples
Colin Wilson
English Writer
I'm basically a writer of ideas, and the English aren't interested in ideas. The English, I'm afraid, are totally brainless.
Quote examples
Stephon Marbury
American Athlete
When I see a sneaker for over $400, for me, that's kind of brainless because it doesn't cost that much to make.
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Jake Shears
American Musician
Lord knows, I love a brainless pop song.
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