Meanings
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1
adj
requiring little mental effort
Mindless tasks.
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2
adj
lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
The shrieking of the mindless wind.
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3
adj
not marked by the use of reason
Mindless violence.
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Etymology
From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemyndlēas (“foolish, senseless”), equivalent to mind + -less.
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