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mind·less
/
ˈmaɪnd
lɪs
/
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[
mahynd
-lis
]
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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
Related forms
mind·less·ly,
adverb
mind·less·ness,
noun
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mindless
(ˈmaɪndlɪs)
—
adj
1.
stupid or careless
2.
requiring little or no intellectual effort:
a mindless task
'mindlessly
—
adv
'mindlessness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
mindless
O.E. myndleasum "insane," from
mind
+
-less
. Meaning "negligent" is 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
Brawn without brains can't accomplish much beyond wreaking glorious,
mindless
destruction.
The bigger concern is the prevalence of irrationality and
mindless
dogma.
Let's all crowd onto that
mindless
train to nowhere.
Render your professional opinion and don't feel that you need to be a
mindless
bureaucrat.
They are not intelligent, they are completely
mindless
and often dangerous.
For a
mindless
organism, the slime mould's skill at creating efficient networks is extraordinary.
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