brainless

/'breinlis/

Thân thiện

He made a brainless mistake on the simple math test.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking intelligence or thought; foolish: Describes a person, action, or idea that shows a complete absence of sensible thinking or common sense.
   • Senseless; stupid: Used to characterize something as utterly irrational or devoid of intellectual capacity.

Usage

The adjective "brainless" is a strong, often informal, and derogatory term used to criticize someone or something for being extremely foolish or not thinking at all. It emphasizes a lack of mental activity or good judgment. - It typically modifies nouns like person, idea, comment, act, or behavior. - It is more emphatic and insulting than synonyms like silly or foolish.

Examples

• That was a brainless mistake; anyone could have avoided it.
• The villain's plan in the movie was so brainless that it was hard to believe.
• He felt brainless after forgetting his own phone number.
• I'm tired of these brainless reality TV shows.

Advanced Usage

• "brainless entertainment": Media that requires no intellectual effort to consume, often used critically.
  • The film was pure brainless entertainment, full of explosions and silly jokes.
• "brainless tasks": Simple, repetitive tasks that require little to no thought.
  • After the complex analysis, doing the brainless data entry was almost relaxing.

Variants and Related Words

• Brainlessly (adverb): In a foolish, thoughtless manner.
  • He brainlessly agreed to the deal without reading the contract.
• Brainlessness (noun): The state or quality of being brainless.
  • The brainlessness of the proposal was astonishing.

Synonyms

• Mindless: Showing a complete lack of thought or intelligence.
• Stupid: Lacking intelligence or common sense.
• Foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
• Senseless: Lacking common sense; wildly foolish.

Antonyms

• Intelligent: Having or showing intelligence.
• Brainy (informal): Clever; intelligent.
• Sensible: Chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; reasonable.
• Thoughtful: Showing consideration for others; also, engaged in or involving thought.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• (as) brainless as a brick: An emphatic simile highlighting extreme stupidity.
  • Trying to fix the engine without tools is as brainless as a brick.
• Not have a brain in one's head: To be very stupid (a related idiom conveying a similar meaning).
  • He doesn't have a brain in his head if he thinks that will work.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not using intelligence

Từ đồng nghĩa

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