mindless

mind·less

(mīnd′lĭs)

adj.

a. Lacking intelligence or good sense; foolish.

b. Having no intelligent purpose, meaning, or direction: mindless violence.

2. Giving or showing little attention or care; heedless: mindless of the dangers.

mind′less·ly adv.

mind′less·ness n.

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mindless

(ˈmaɪndlɪs)

adj

1. stupid or careless

2. requiring little or no intellectual effort: a mindless task.

ˈmindlessly adv

ˈmindlessness n

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mind•less

(ˈmaɪnd lɪs)

adj.

1. showing, using, or requiring no intelligence or thought.

2. unmindful; heedless: mindless of all dangers.

[before 1000]

mind′less•ly, adv.

mind′less•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	mindless - lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being; "the shrieking of the mindless wind" meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
	2.	mindless - requiring little mental effort; "mindless tasks" nonintellectual - not intellectual
	3.	mindless - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw unmindful, forgetful
	4.	mindless - devoid of intelligence asinine, fatuous, inane, vacuous foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	5.	mindless - not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" reasonless, senseless unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment

mindless

adjective

1. unthinking, gratuitous, thoughtless, careless, oblivious, brutish, inane, witless, heedless, unmindful, dumb-ass (slang) blackmail, extortion and mindless violence
unthinking thinking, reasoning, aware, sensitive, reasonable, intelligent, sane, attentive, mindful, considerate

2. unintelligent, stupid, foolish, careless, negligent, idiotic, thoughtless, inane, witless, forgetful, moronic, obtuse, neglectful, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), dead from the neck up (informal) She wasn't at all the mindless little wife they perceived her to be.

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mindless

adjective

1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:

2. Lacking rational direction or purpose:

3. Showing no concern, attention, or regard:

Translations

غَبي، قَليل العَقْل

neinteligentní

tankeløs

hugsunarlaus

akılsız yapılan

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mindless

[ˈmaɪndləs] adj

[violence, crime] → gratuit(e)

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mind

(maind)

the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding. The child already has the mind of an adult.

verb

1. to look after or supervise (eg a child). mind the baby.

2. to be upset by; to object to. You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.

3. to be careful of. Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!

4. to pay attention to or obey. You should mind your parents' words/advice.

interjection

be careful!. Mind! There's a car coming!

-minded having a (certain type of) mind, as in narrow-minded, *like-minded mindful (with of) adjective

(formal) aware (of); paying attention (to). to be mindful of their needs; Mindful of the dangers, he proceeded with caution.

ˈmindless adjective

stupid and senseless. mindless violence.

ˈmindlessly adverbˈmindlessness nounˈmindreader noun

a person who claims to know other people's thoughts.

at/in the back of one's mind

being vaguely aware of something; deep inside. In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.

change one's mindchangebe out of one's mind

to be mad. He must be out of his mind!

do you mind!

used to show annoyance, stop someone doing something etc. Do you mind! That's my foot you're standing on!

have a good mind to

to feel very much inclined to (do something). I've a good mind to tell your father what a naughty girl you are!

have (half) a mind to

to feel (slightly) inclined to (do something). I've half a mind to take my holidays in winter this year.

in one's mind's eye

in one's imagination. If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.

in one's right mind

sane. No-one in his right mind would behave like that.

keep one's mind on

to give all one's attention to. Keep your mind on what you're doing!

know one's own mind

(usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc. She doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.

make up one's mind

to decide. They've made up their minds to stay in Africa.

mind one's own business

to attend to one's own affairs, not interfering in other people's. Go away and mind your own business!

never mind

don't bother; it's all right. Never mind, I'll do it myself.

on one's mind

making one anxious, worried etc. She has a lot on her mind.

put (someone) in mind of

to remind (someone) of. This place puts me in mind of a book I once read.

speak one's mind

to say frankly what one means or thinks. You must allow me to speak my mind.

take/keep one's mind off

to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about. A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.

to my mind

in my opinion. To my mind, you're better off working here than in most other places.