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mindless

mind·less

UK/maɪnd.ləs/ US/ˈmaɪndlʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being

  • “the shrieking of the mindless wind”
2.

requiring little mental effort

  • “mindless tasks”
3.

not mindful or attentive

  • “while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled” G.B.Shaw
Antonyms
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5.

not marked by the use of reason

  • “mindless violence”
  • “reasonless hostility”
  • “a senseless act”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • meeting of the mindless

Related words

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