Mindless Meaning
/maɪnd.ləs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjShowing a lack of forethought or sense.
adjHaving no sensible meaning or purpose.
Sentence Examples
Mindless entertainment is very popular.
It's just mindless entertainment.
The internet is a wonderful source of mindless entertainment.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worker performed the same task every day without any thought.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Watching too much television can sometimes feel like a ____ activity that doesn't really challenge the brain or spark any creativity.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemyndlēas (“foolish, senseless”), equivalent to mind + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappointment perpetually lingering just under the surface of their relationship."
— 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worker performed the same task every day without any thought.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Watching too much television can sometimes feel like a ____ activity that doesn't really challenge the brain or spark any creativity.