mindless

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.

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2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or group as mindless, you mean that they are stupid or do not think about what they are doing.

She wasn't at all the mindless little wife so many people perceived her to be.

Derived words:
mindlessly ADV ADV with v

I was annoyed with myself for having so quickly and mindlessly lost thirty dollars.

3) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an activity as mindless, you mean that it is so dull that people do it or take part in it without thinking.

...the mindless repetitiveness of some tasks.

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Derived words:
mindlessly ADV ADV with v

I spent many hours in it mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall.


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  • 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

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  • 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

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