Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - mindless

1. If you describe a violent action as mindless, you mean that it is done without thought and will achieve nothing. (mainly BRIT) ...a plot that mixes blackmail, extortion and mindless violence. = senseless ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you describe a person or group as mindless, you mean that they are stupid or do not think about what they are doing. She wasn’t at all the mindless little wife so many people perceived her to be. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • mindlessly I was annoyed with myself for having so quickly and mindlessly lost thirty dollars. ADV: ADV with v 3. If you describe an activity as mindless, you mean that it is so dull that people do it or take part in it without thinking. ...the mindless repetitiveness of some tasks. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • mindlessly I spent many hours mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall. ADV: ADV with v