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title: senseless — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «senseless» in the Judaism dictionary: Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# senseless

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**Who acts:** Senseless, princes, wisest counsellors, ye, I, Throwing · **What happens:** mean, feel, know, happen, be, say · **To what, where:** utter fools, senseless counsel, son, good food, senseless waste, senseless damage · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«senseless» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [senseless in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/senseless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:m1:1
# text = Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless.
1	Senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pointless	pointless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Senseless |  |  |  |  | without meaning or good reason | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Senseless means unconscious, not able to feel or know what is happening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:m2:1
# text = Senseless means unconscious, not able to feel or know what is happening.
1	Senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unconscious	unconscious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Senseless |  |  |  |  | unconscious *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive | Senseless *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **know** | infinitive | Senseless *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'? (Prophets ISA.19.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'?

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x1:1
# text = The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Zoan	Zoan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	utter	utter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wisest	wise	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	22	nsubj	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
23	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
26	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
28	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	vocative	_	_
37	of	of	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	'	's	PART	POS	_	39	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the princes of Zoan | utter fools |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh | a senseless counsel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | ye |  |  |  |  | unto Pharaoh | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | I | the son |  |  |  | of the wise; the son *vocative* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.19.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.19.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.19.11	ISA.19.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Throwing away good food is a senseless waste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x2:1
# text = Throwing away good food is a senseless waste.
1	Throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | gerund |  | good food |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Throwing | a senseless waste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vandals caused senseless damage to the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x3:1
# text = The vandals caused senseless damage to the park.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vandals	vandal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the vandals | senseless damage |  |  |  | to the park | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was knocked senseless by the falling branch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x4:1
# text = He was knocked senseless by the falling branch.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	_	_
8	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past · passive | the falling branch | He |  |  |  | senseless *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's senseless to argue about a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x5:1
# text = It's senseless to argue about a game.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	argue	argue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | senseless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about a game | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about game=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper called the attack senseless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x6:1
# text = The newspaper called the attack senseless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the newspaper *not said here* | the attack |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent attack=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:senseless:x7:1
# text = A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	senseless	senseless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	singed	singe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | a hot wind | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **singe** | past | senseless fire | fire's fur |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fur=Patient |

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