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[ adjective ] lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
Examples "the shrieking of the mindless wind" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] requiring little mental effort
Examples "mindless tasks" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Gazing at her husband 's drugged body , his chest rising and falling in mindless rhythms , she saw the grandeur of his fictional world , that lush garden from which he plucked flowers and herbs . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not mindful or attentive
Examples "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not marked by the use of reason
Synonyms Examples "mindless violence" "reasonless hostility" "a senseless act" Related terms |
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