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mindless (adj.)

c. 1400, "unmindful, heedless, negligent," also "senseless, beside oneself, irrational, wanting power of thought," from mind (n.) + -less. Related: Mindlessly; mindlessness. Old English had myndleas "foolish, senseless."

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Definitions of mindless from WordNet

mindless (adj.)
lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being;
the shrieking of the mindless wind
mindless (adj.)
requiring little mental effort;
mindless tasks
mindless (adj.)
not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw;
Synonyms: unmindful / forgetful
mindless (adj.)
devoid of intelligence or thought;
Synonyms: vacuous
mindless (adj.)
not marked by the use of reason;
mindless violence
Synonyms: reasonless / senseless
From wordnet.princeton.edu