Dictionary

mindless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /maɪnd.ləs/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemyndlēas (“foolish, senseless”), equivalent to mind + -less.

Meanings

1. Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
2. Having no sensible meaning or purpose.
   • “I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappointment perpetually lingering just under the surface of their relationship. 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
   • An act of mindless violence.
3. Heedless.
   • Near-synonyms: unmindful, absent-minded, thoughtless
4. (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.
   • Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull
5. Lacking a mind.
   • Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.
   • Near-synonyms: brainless, unconscious, unsentient

Forms

Antonyms

sentient · thoughtful · conscious · mindful · mindful · engrossing

Coordinates

soulless

Deriveds

mindlessness · meeting of the mindless · mindlessly

Synonyms

unsentient · brainless · rote · unconscious · absent-minded · unmindful · dull · thoughtless · brainless · senseless · thoughtless · automatic · senseless · unmindful

Translations (30)

fr aliénant ((of a thing done) overly repetitive and unchallenging) · fr abrutissant ((of a thing done) overly repetitive and unchallenging) · ru бессмы́сленный (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · eo senmensa (lacking a mind) · fr écervelé (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · vi vô tri (lacking a mind) · fr irraisonné (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · ru неразу́мный (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ka უგუნური (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · bg безсмислен (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · bg небрежен (heedless) · de hirnlos (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ru глу́пый (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · ru невнима́тельный (heedless) · ru небре́жный (heedless) · fr fastidieux ((of a thing done) overly repetitive and unchallenging) · ru неразу́мный (lacking a mind) · bg необмислен (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · es insensato (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ka უაზრო (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · ru не облада́ющий ра́зумом (lacking a mind) · ka უტვინო (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ru неосмы́сленный (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · fr irréfléchi (heedless) · ru не име́ющий ра́зума (lacking a mind) · ka უჭკუო (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ru хала́тный (heedless) · fr gratuit (having no sensible meaning or purpose) · pl bezrozumny (showing a lack of forethought or sense) · ru непредусмотри́тельный (showing a lack of forethought or sense)