Brainless
/ˈbreɪn.ləs/noun
Lacking intelligence or good judgment.
Did you know?The word is a straightforward English compound of brain + -less, and its power comes from the suffix that strips something away, making absence itself the insult.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
brægen
“brain, the organ inside the skull”
Old English
OE
-lēas
“free from, lacking, without”
Middle English
ME
brainles
“lacking brain; foolish”
Modern English
English
brainless
“lacking intelligence or good judgment”