English terms dictionary. 2015.
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 — 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
mindless — adjective Date: before 12th century 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;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
