ˈmīndlə̇s, rapid -nl- adjective
Etymology: Middle English myndles, from Old English gemyndlēas foolish, senseless, from gemynd mind, memory + -lēas -less — more at mind
1.
a. : destitute of mind or consciousness : characterized by or exhibiting a lack of consciousness
hatred toward the sea as though it were not a mindless force but a conscious one — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall
fell into a mindless sleep — Mary Austin
b. : lacking or held to be without intellectual powers : stupid , unintelligent
become more than friendly with … a gorgeous mindless creature who teaches riding — New Yorker
his white hair crested like a wave over his mindless face — Edith Sitwell
c. : characterized by or displaying no use of the powers of the intellect : unthinking
that deep mindless sympathy — Douglas Stewart
d. : out of one's mind : mad
2. : unattentive to : having no concern or interest for — usually used with of
empiricism … mindless of what has been painfully learned about Communist behavior in the past — Sidney Hook
the younger men … dive for sixpences mindless of sharks — Joseph Crowe
• mind·less·ly adverb
• mind·less·ness noun -es