mindless
Showing a lack of forethought or senseShowing a lack of forethought or sense.
» Stop doing it, you mindless muppets.
Припиніть уже, ви, безмозкі кретини. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
5 sensesShowing a lack of forethought or sense.
hirnlos
непредусмотри́тельныйnepredusmotrítelʹnyj, неосмы́сленныйneosmýslennyj, неразу́мныйnerazúmnyj
Having no sensible meaning or purpose.
An act of mindless violence.
бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj, глу́пыйglúpyj
Heedless.
Near-synonyms: unmindful, absent-minded, thoughtless
невнима́тельныйnevnimátelʹnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj, хала́тныйxalátnyj
Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.
Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull
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 sentencesStop doing it, you mindless muppets.
Припиніть уже, ви, безмозкі кретини. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mindless entertainment is very popular.
Безглузді розваги дуже популярні. — deniko
Stop acting like a mindless automaton.
The internet is great for mindless entertainment.
Tom was acting like a mindless automaton.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemFrom 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| Comparative | more mindless Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mindless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.