 mindless |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being | |
| Examples: | "the shrieking of the mindless wind" |
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| Related terms: | meaningless | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] requiring little mental effort | |
| Examples: | "mindless tasks" |
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| Related terms: | nonintellectual | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not mindful or attentive | |
| Synonyms: | forgetful unmindful | |
| Examples: | "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw |
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| Related terms: | mindful amnesic mindfulness | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] complacently or inanely foolish | |
| Synonyms: | inane fatuous vacuous asinine | |
| Related terms: | foolish | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] not marked by the use of reason | |
| Synonyms: | senseless reasonless | |
| Examples: | "mindless violence" "reasonless hostility" "a senseless act" |
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| Related terms: | unreasonable | |
| Similar spelling: |
mindlessly |
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