Mindless

//maɪnd.ləs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
  2. 2
    Having no sensible meaning or purpose.

    "An act of mindless violence."

  3. 3
    Heedless.

    "Near-synonyms: unmindful, absent-minded, thoughtless"

  4. 4
    Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.

    "Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull"

  5. 5
    Lacking a mind.

    "Near-synonyms: brainless, unconscious, unsentient"

Adjective
  1. 1
    requiring little mental effort wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being wordnet
  3. 3
    not marked by the use of reason wordnet
  4. 4
    not mindful or attentive wordnet
  5. 5
    devoid of intelligence or thought wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
foolishreasonlessunmindfulbrainlessharebrainedsenseless

Example

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"Mindless entertainment is very popular."

Etymology

From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemyndlēas (“foolish, senseless”), equivalent to mind + -less.

Related phrases

meeting of the mindless

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