Meaning

5 senses
  1. Showing a lack of forethought or sense.

    hirnlos

    непредусмотри́тельныйnepredusmotrítelʹnyj, неосмы́сленныйneosmýslennyj, неразу́мныйnerazúmnyj

  2. Having no sensible meaning or purpose.

    An act of mindless violence.

    бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj, глу́пыйglúpyj

  3. Heedless.

    Near-synonyms: unmindful, absent-minded, thoughtless

    невнима́тельныйnevnimátelʹnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj, хала́тныйxalátnyj

  4. Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.

    Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull

  5. Lacking a mind.

    Near-synonyms: brainless, unconscious, unsentient

    Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

    неразу́мныйnerazúmnyj, не име́ющий ра́зумаne iméjuščij rázuma, не облада́ющий ра́зумомne obladájuščij rázumom

    lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Stop doing it, you mindless muppets.

    Припиніть уже, ви, безмозкі кретини.

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  2. Mindless entertainment is very popular.

    Безглузді розваги дуже популярні.

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  3. Stop acting like a mindless automaton.

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  4. The internet is great for mindless entertainment.

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  5. Tom was acting like a mindless automaton.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
showing a lack of forethought or sense:
having no sensible meaning or purpose:
heedless:
lacking a mind:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
showing a lack of forethought or sense:

Origin

From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġem

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

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Forms

more mindless, most mindless
Comparativemore mindless Lesson
Superlativemost mindless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mindless — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto