senseless
/ˈsensləs/adjective
उच्चारण सेन्स्लस
निरर्थक, मूर्खतापूर्ण; बेहोश
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having no meaning or purpose; (of a person) unconscious
निरर्थक, मूर्खतापूर्ण; बेहोश
- senseless violence
- He was knocked senseless.
- The strike ended in senseless destruction of buses.
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- It is senseless to argue with someone who will not listen.
- The blow left the boxer senseless on the floor.
Synonyms pointless meaningless futile absurd unconscious
Opposite meaningful sensible logical conscious
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
senseless + noun
Senseless describes something with no meaning, purpose or reason, such as violence or waste. It is a strong word of criticism.
'Senseless' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जिसका कोई अर्थ, उद्देश्य या कारण न हो, जैसे हिंसा या बर्बादी। यह कड़ी आलोचना का शब्द है।
- The riot caused senseless destruction.
- It is senseless to argue with him.
it is senseless to + infinitive
The usual pattern is a dummy it followed by the adjective and then to + verb, meaning it is foolish to.
सामान्य ढाँचा है: it + senseless + to-infinitive, जिसका अर्थ है ऐसा करना मूर्खता है।
- It is senseless to waste water in summer.
be knocked / beaten senseless
After verbs like knock, beat and drink, senseless means unconscious. It comes after the object and is not before a noun in this sense.
knock, beat और drink जैसी verbs के बाद 'senseless' का अर्थ बेहोश होता है। इस अर्थ में यह object के बाद आता है।
- He was knocked senseless by the fall.
- The guard was beaten senseless by the robbers.
senseless vs. meaningless / insensible
Senseless is about foolishness or unconsciousness. Meaningless is about lack of meaning. Insensible means unaware or unable to feel.
'Senseless' मूर्खता या बेहोशी के लिए है। 'Meaningless' अर्थहीनता के लिए है। 'Insensible' का अर्थ अनजान या संवेदनहीन है।
- The word is meaningless, but the violence was senseless.
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senseless + noun
violencewastekillingactloss
- Everyone condemned the senseless violence at the match.
verb + senseless
knockbeatdrinkscarebore
- The blow knocked him senseless.
adverb + senseless
completelyutterlyabsolutelytotallyquite
- It is utterly senseless to quarrel over such a small matter.
senselessness + of
of the lossof the quarrelof the warof the crimeof the damage
- The senselessness of the accident shocked the town.
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- The senseless killing of the stray dogs angered the villagers.
आवारा कुत्तों की व्यर्थ हत्या से गाँव वाले क्रोधित हो गए।
- Radhika felt it was senseless to worry about the result now.
राधिका को लगा कि अब परिणाम की चिंता करना व्यर्थ है।
- The batsman was hit on the head and fell senseless to the ground.
बल्लेबाज़ के सिर पर गेंद लगी और वह बेहोश होकर ज़मीन पर गिर पड़ा।
- Many accidents occur because of senseless speeding.
बहुत-सी दुर्घटनाएँ अंधाधुंध तेज़ रफ़्तार के कारण होती हैं।
- The strike was senseless, and it ended without any gain.
वह हड़ताल निरर्थक थी और बिना किसी लाभ के समाप्त हो गई।
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✗ It is senseless of arguing with him.
✓ It is senseless to argue with him.
After senseless in this pattern, use a to-infinitive.
इस ढाँचे में 'senseless' के बाद to-infinitive आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Senseless, meaningless and pointless all show lack of value, but they emphasise different things.
तीनों शब्द मूल्य के अभाव को दिखाते हैं, पर ज़ोर अलग चीज़ों पर है।
Foolish and without reason; also unconscious.
मूर्खतापूर्ण और बिना कारण; बेहोश के अर्थ में भी।
- The war was senseless.
Without any meaning or importance.
बिना किसी अर्थ या महत्व के।
- The signs were meaningless to us.
Having no purpose or no useful result.
जिसका कोई उद्देश्य या लाभ न हो।
- It is pointless to shout.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart senseless (without meaning or purpose; unconscious) and sensible (reasonable and practical) and sensitive (quick to feel or react).
Senseless (अर्थ या उद्देश्य रहित; बेहोश), sensible (समझदार और व्यावहारिक) और sensitive (जल्दी महसूस या प्रतिक्रिया करने वाला, संवेदनशील) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the pointless words together: senseless, pointless, futile, mindless (done without thought: 'mindless violence'), gratuitous (done without a good reason), wanton (done deliberately without a reason).
निरर्थक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: senseless, pointless, futile, mindless (बिना सोचे किया: 'mindless violence'), gratuitous (बिना उचित कारण किया), wanton (बिना कारण जानबूझकर किया)।