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mindless
adjective mind·less \-ləs\
: having or showing no ability to think, feel, or respond
: showing no use of intelligence or thought : having no purpose
: requiring very little attention or thought
Full Definition of MINDLESS
1
a : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness <a mindless sleep> b (1) : marked by or displaying no use of the powers of the intellect <mindless violence> (2) : requiring little attention or thought; especially : not intellectually challenging or stimulating <mindless work> <a mindless movie>
2
— mind·less·ly adverb
— mind·less·ness noun
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First Known Use of MINDLESS
before 12th century
Related to MINDLESS
- Synonyms
- airheaded, birdbrained, bonehead, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, stupid, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless
- Antonyms
- apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart
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MINDLESSLY Defined for Kids
mindless
adjective mind·less \ˈmīnd-ləs\
Definition of MINDLESS for Kids
: using or requiring little attention or thought <mindless work>
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