headless

Meaning

Adjective

• Without a head; decapitated.
• Without leadership.
• Not having a head morpheme or word.
• Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
• Without a head of foam.
• Heedless.

Origin

• From Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas, equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos, Danish hovedløs, Swedish huvudlös, Icelandic höfuðlaus.