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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Related Words for mindlessness

simpleness, foolishness, slowness, denseness, mindlessness, stupidness

Examples from the Web for mindlessness

Contemporary Examples of mindlessness

Terrified, he at last returns, with relief, to mindlessness.
American Dreams: 'Babbitt' by Sinclair Lewis
Nathaniel Rich
March 19, 2012

Historical Examples of mindlessness

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

stupid or careless

requiring little or no intellectual efforta mindless task

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."