acephalous

Meaning

1. Having no head.
2. Without a distinct head.
3. Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
4. A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
5. Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
6. Lacking the first portion of the text. (of a manuscript)
7. (rare) Without a beginning.

Synonyms

headless

unintelligent

Translations

acéphale

acefalo

ακέφαλος

acéfalo

koploos

acèfal

kopflos

décapité

hirnlos

بدون رأس

idiot

βλάκας

sans tête

acephal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɛfələs/

Etymology

From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, a- + -cephalous.