mind·less

[mahynd-lis]
adjective
1.
without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
2.
unmindful or heedless: mindless of all dangers.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English myndles, Old English gemyndlēas. See mind, -less

mind·less·ly, adverb
mind·less·ness, noun
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mindless (ˈmaɪndlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  stupid or careless
2.  requiring little or no intellectual effort: a mindless task
 
'mindlessly
 
adv
 
'mindlessness
 
n

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Mindless is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

mindless
O.E. myndleasum "insane," from mind + -less. Meaning "negligent" is 1540s.
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Example sentences
Kin selection operates even in mindless creatures such as amoebas.
However, you forget that soldiers aren't mindless robots.
Enough of this mindless consumption and then trying to justify that consumption.
But true contextualism has always been a dialogue between past and present, not
  mindless mimicry.
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