mindless

[mahynd-lis]

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adjective

without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
unmindful or heedless: mindless of all dangers.

Origin of mindless

before 1000; Middle English myndles, Old English gemyndlēas. See mind, -less

Related formsmind·less·ly, adverbmind·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for mindless

Contemporary Examples

It was like a constant assault, an almost stupefying catalogue of mindless racial insult and injury.
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December 28, 2014
Day by day, it drives people to distraction by diverting energy to mindless legal compliance.
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December 27, 2014
“For all the victims of the mindless wars, in every age, humanity needs to weep,” he said.
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September 13, 2014
And it certainly should not be mindless, pointless growth for its own sake.
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Joel Kotkin
August 25, 2014
Its civility has been crushed; its fragile peace has been blown apart by the mindless toxicity of a summer of violence.
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August 24, 2014

Historical Examples

Or would the planet revert to a primeval state of mindless innocence?
The Most Sentimental Man
Evelyn E. Smith
After all, the Gods didn't expect their worshippers to be mindless slaves.
Pagan Passions
Gordon Randall Garrett
As it is—what man would have her to bear him mindless brats?
Nicanor - Teller of Tales
C. Bryson Taylor
They now serve the Schrees, for they are mindless, in a way.
Valley of the Croen
Lee Tarbell
"I have heard that the first-born were mindless," said Finnian.
Irish Fairy Tales
James Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for mindless

mindless

adjective

stupid or careless
requiring little or no intellectual efforta mindless task

Derived Formsmindlessly, adverbmindlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for mindless

adj.

c.1400, "unmindful, heedless, negligent," from mind (n.) + -less. Related: Mindlessly; mindlessness. Old English had myndleas "foolish, senseless."

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Examples from the Web for mindless

Contemporary Examples

It was like a constant assault, an almost stupefying catalogue of mindless racial insult and injury.

Day by day, it drives people to distraction by diverting energy to mindless legal compliance.

“For all the victims of the mindless wars, in every age, humanity needs to weep,” he said.

And it certainly should not be mindless, pointless growth for its own sake.

Its civility has been crushed; its fragile peace has been blown apart by the mindless toxicity of a summer of violence.

Historical Examples

Or would the planet revert to a primeval state of mindless innocence?

After all, the Gods didn't expect their worshippers to be mindless slaves.

As it is—what man would have her to bear him mindless brats?

They now serve the Schrees, for they are mindless, in a way.

"I have heard that the first-born were mindless," said Finnian.

mindless

Word Origin and History for mindless

adj.

Origin of mindless