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

Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, faces charges of murder and felony enhancement of personal use of a weapon in the slaying of 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal, whose headless body was found by authorities inside her Anaheim home. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

Bag four’s tail feels heavy — though not enough to tip the still-headless body — and it’s finished with a clever tail flick. —Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Hallorann, now plagued by aggrieved spirits after opening his mental lockbox, sees a headless ghost slouching towards him through the flames. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025

Four male figures stood before me, their long necks headless, two-thirds of their abdomens replaced by their heads lodged between their solar plexuses and belly buttons. —Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

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