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

Later on, Annie finds her mother's headless body in her own attic, adding to the ramping of the final moments. —Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025

Players who aren’t accustomed to the requirements of this very specific type of multiplayer shooter and the focused way it is meant to be played are just ignoring the objective and running around the map like a headless chicken trying to kill the final player who may be lurking on a point. —Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024

The headless Murnau need not roll over in his grave. —Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024

This way of thinking has helped us through waves of changes in technology—from simple HTML to complex headless frameworks and from style guides to full design systems. —Goran Paun, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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