headless

adjective

head·​less ˈhed-ləs 

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

Examples of headless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most glaring question: Who does the headless statue really depict? —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025

The man handed the headless female statue over to the local authorities in the town of Neoi Epivates, who asked archaeologists to check it over. —George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025

The human remains found stuffed in a suitcase floating off Manhattan in the East River consisted of a man’s headless dismembered torso, police said Thursday. —Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025

The first relates back to that hillside, which in the credits is populated not by goats but by some mix of little headless Marks crawling about on all fours and what appear to be engorged head balloons of both Mark and Helly. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Kids Definition

headless

adjective

head·​less ˈhed-ləs 

1

: having no head

2

: having no chief

3

: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish

headlessness noun