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mindless

[mahynd-lis]
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adjective
  1. without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
  2. unmindful or heedless: mindless of all dangers.
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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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Related Words

simplenessfoolishnessslownessdensenessmindlessnessstupidness

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  • Bethink you, have there not been days, aye and months, in your own life when you would have rejoiced to sleep in mindlessness?

    She and Allan

    H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for mindlessness

mindless

adjective
  1. stupid or careless
  2. requiring little or no intellectual efforta mindless task
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Derived Formsmindlessly, adverbmindlessness, noun
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Word Origin and History for mindlessness

mindless

adj.

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

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