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MINDLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of acting rashly and without prudence
Synonyms:
heedlessness; mindlessness; rashness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mindlessness" is a kind of...):
imprudence (a lack of caution in practical affairs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mindlessness"):
lightheadedness (a frivolous lack of prudence)
Derivation:
mindless (not marked by the use of reason)
mindless (devoid of intelligence or thought)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Total lack of meaning or ideas
Synonyms:
inanity; mindlessness; pointlessness; senselessness; vacuity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mindlessness" is a kind of...):
meaninglessness (the quality of having no value or significance)
Derivation:
mindless (requiring little mental effort)
mindless (lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being)
mindless (not marked by the use of reason)
mindless (devoid of intelligence or thought)
