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

The question is important, even as UIs likely lose importance as the move to headless architecture accelerates, with multiple ways to interact with enterprise software the norm (and not necessarily directly through the software platform). — Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Generally, Salesforce is making the right agentic pivot towards its headless platform, Wood wrote. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Having said his piece, Armand puts a pen and paper in Louis’s headless hand. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Irving may have been influenced by German folktales about a man who slept for 20 years, or European stories of terrifying headless riders, but these stories were set in rural New York state, with a distinctly American voice and references. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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