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- [hed-lis]
- /ˈhɛd lɪs/
- /ˈhed.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hed-lis]
- /ˈhɛd lɪs/
Definitions of headless word
- adjective headless without a head. 1
- adjective headless having the head cut off; beheaded. 1
- adjective headless having no leader or chief; leaderless. 1
- adjective headless foolish; stupid: a headless argument. 1
- noun headless Without a head; decapitated. 1
- adjective headless If the body of a person or animal is headless, the head has been cut off. 0
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Origin of headless
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English he(ve)dles, Old English hēafodlēas. See head, -less
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Headless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
headless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with headless
- what is headless mode?
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- how to make a headless costume?
- who wrote the headless horseman?
- who was the headless horseman?
- what is the story of the headless horseman?
- how did the headless horseman lose his head?
- what is the name of the headless horseman?
- who do the villagers believe the headless horseman is?
- why does the headless horseman carry a pumpkin?
- who played the headless horseman in sleepy hollow?
- how to make headless costume?
- what is a headless server?
- sleepy hollow who is the headless horseman?
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