New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Mindless — Mind less, a. 1. Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking. [1913 Webster] 2. Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless. [1913 Webster] Cursed Athens, mindless of thy worth. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mindless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences. 2) (mindless of) not thinking of or concerned about. 3) (of an activity) simple and repetitive. DERIVATIVES mindlessly adverb mindlessness noun … English terms dictionary
mindless — index blind (not discerning), heedless, irrational, lax, negligent, non compos mentis, oblivious, opaque, p … Law dictionary
mindless — (adj.) c.1400, unmindful, heedless, negligent, from MIND (Cf. mind) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Mindlessly; mindlessness. Old English had myndleas foolish, senseless … Etymology dictionary
mindless — || maɪndlɪs adj. having little intelligence; having no opinion; careless, heedless; requiring little attention or thought … English contemporary dictionary
mindless — [adj] oblivious, stupid; automatic asinine, brutish, careless, daydreaming, foolish, forgetful, gratuitous, heedless, idiotic, imbecilic, inattentive, mooning, moony, moronic, neglectful, negligent, nitwitted, obtuse, out, out of it*, rash,… … New thesaurus
mindless — [mīnd′lis] adj. 1. not using one s mind; showing little or no intelligence or intellect; senseless or thoughtless 2. taking no thought; heedless or careless (of); unmindful mindlessly adv. mindlessness n … English World dictionary
mindless — mind|less [ˈmaındləs] adj 1.) completely stupid and without any purpose = ↑senseless ▪ His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence. 2.) if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind ▪ Doug … Dictionary of contemporary English
mindless — [[t]ma͟ɪndləs[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a violent action as mindless, you mean that it is done without thought and will achieve nothing. [mainly BRIT] ...a plot that mixes blackmail, extortion and mindless violence. Syn … English dictionary
mindless — adjective 1 completely stupid and without any purpose: mindless vandals 2 mindless work or a mindless activity can be done without intelligence or thought: a completely mindless task | mindless game shows on TV 3 mindless of not paying attention… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
