mindless
pronunciation
How to pronounce mindless in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪndləs]
How to pronounce mindless in American English:
US [ˈmaɪndlɪs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
- requiring little mental effort
- not mindful or attentive
- complacently or inanely foolish
- not marked by the use of reason
Word Origin
- mindless (adj.)
- c. 1400, "unmindful, heedless, negligent," from mind (n.) + -less. Related: Mindlessly; mindlessness. Old English had myndleas "foolish, senseless."
Antonym
Example
- 1. Why subliminally program yourself to be a mindless consumer ?
- 2. Mindless behaviour to open janet jacksons tour .
- 3. Listen to her when she talks about her life , and don 't dismiss what she has to say as mindless gossip .
- 4. But one mindless slogan uttered too often is that the solution to problems is " more europe " rather than less .
- 5. It 's tiring and mindless work .