Devoid and Senseless

Devoid

Devoid adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.

Senseless and devoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Senseless" instead an adjective "Devoid".

Senseless

Senseless adjective - Having lost consciousness.

Devoid and senseless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devoid" instead an adjective "Senseless".

Nearby Words: sense, senselessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Fireball In the second season, "Charming" refers to the stage of mankind that will be devoid of senseless warmongering.
  • Parodied in the Monty Python's Flying Circus "Cheese Shop" sketch where John Cleese's character shoots the shop proprietor (Michael Palin) after learning the place is completely devoid of cheese, then comments, "What a senseless waste of human life."
  • Series / Monty Python's Flying Circus What a Senseless Waste of Human Life: Invoked by John Cleese's character in the "Cheese Shop" sketch after he shoots the shopkeeper of a cheese shop, because he just found out that the shop is completely devoid of cheese after five minutes of questioning the shopkeeper.
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