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MINDLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mindless mean?
• MINDLESS (adjective)
The adjective MINDLESS has 5 senses:
1. lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
2. requiring little mental effort
4. devoid of intelligence or thought
5. not marked by the use of reason
Familiarity information: MINDLESS used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
Context example:
the shrieking of the mindless wind
Similar:
meaningless; nonmeaningful (having no meaning or direction or purpose)
Derivation:
mindlessness (total lack of meaning or ideas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Requiring little mental effort
Context example:
mindless tasks
Similar:
nonintellectual (not intellectual)
Derivation:
mindlessness (total lack of meaning or ideas)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not mindful or attentive
Synonyms:
forgetful; mindless; unmindful
Context example:
while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled
Similar:
amnesiac; amnesic (suffering from a partial loss of memory)
Attribute:
heedfulness; mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Devoid of intelligence or thought
Synonyms:
mindless; vacuous
Context example:
a vacant expression
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Derivation:
mindlessness (the trait of acting rashly and without prudence)
mindlessness (total lack of meaning or ideas)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Not marked by the use of reason
Synonyms:
mindless; reasonless; senseless
Context example:
a senseless act
Similar:
unreasonable (not reasonable; not showing good judgment)
Derivation:
mindlessness (the trait of acting rashly and without prudence)
mindlessness (total lack of meaning or ideas)
Context examples
Clara was honest and quiet; but heavy, mindless, and unimpressible: not one whit to my taste.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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