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mindlessness

mindlessness

2 7.3
A lack of thought or care in what someone does
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪndləsnəs/
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  • His mindlessness while driving caused him to nearly miss the exit.

This sumptuous mindlessness is what I cultivate when I let a poem begin.

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Examples

  • While appropriately lamenting the mindlessness of some current attacks, we can also take the occasion to think about our own delivery.

    Academic text (1995)

  • "One more disgrace to the people and authorities of the State of Georgia," opined the New York Times, "one more argument for federal laws to protect the individual against 'the mindlessness of a mob.'"

    Academic text (2011)

  • This ideal is easily missed in the face of contemporary American mindlessness and passivity.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Despite his grumbling, the mindlessness of the job at hand appealed to him.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Walking bent at the waist strained their lower backs, and the mindlessness of the work wore on their minds.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • EDN: When people think of mobs, they usually think of mindlessness, not mindfulness.

    Blog text (11)

  • How is it that the mindlessness of academia continues to expose the rhetoric of the off-the-charts left wing?

    Blog text (13)

  • Still, he wasn't entirely happy with the mindlessness and human indifference of the world he delighted to observe, and throughout the Origin, Darwin tried to think his way around the brutal strategies of natural selection.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The mindlessness of scrolling through social media for hours left her feeling tired and unfulfilled.

  • During the long meeting, many attendees struggled with the mindlessness of the repetitive discussions.

Synonyms

emptiness
vsmindlessness
58 5.3

A feeling that life has no meaning

often implies also lack of thought or care rather than just value loss
meaninglessness
vsmindlessness
4 7.6

A feeling that what you do has no purpose or value

may also include neglect or lack of thought, not only lack of meaning
inanity
vsmindlessness
4 9.5

A state of being very silly and without any real meaning

focuses more on silliness rather than general absence of thought or care
blankness
vsmindlessness
4 4.3

A feeling of emptiness with no thoughts or emotion

can imply lack of care or meaning beyond mere surface emptiness
thoughtlessness
vsmindlessness
2 5.8

A lack of care for other people or the results of your actions

includes lack of care plus also lacking thought or meaning
senselessness
vsmindlessness
2 7.0

A state of having no meaning or purpose

is broader and can mean lacking thought, care, or meaningfulness
vacuity
vsmindlessness
1 9.2

A lack of ideas or meaning

can also mean failure to think or to care not just empty content
vacuousness
vsmindlessness
  • Formal
1 9.2

A state of being empty of meaning and thought

also covers lacking attention or concern, not only mental emptiness
vacantness
vsmindlessness
6.6

A blank look that shows no clear thought or feeling

also covers lack of care and meaning, not only a blank inner state
unmindfulness
vsmindlessness
8.6

Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks

is broader and includes lack of thought, meaning, or care

Antonyms

awareness
336 3.2

Knowing about something or noticing it

thoughtfulness
2 3.8

Careful, long attention to an idea before deciding

How Thoughtful

awareness
336 3.2
mindlessness
2 7.3
inattention
8 4.6
carelessness
16 2.8

Surface Forms

mindlessness singular
mindlessnesses plural

Morphology

mindlessness = mindless (transparent) = mind + less + ness

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the transparent adjective 'mindless', yielding a noun meaning the state of being without thought.

Etymology

Mindlessness comes from mind meaning 'thought', plus -less meaning 'without' and -ness which makes a noun. So mindlessness means being 'without thought' or care, like doing something without thinking.