MINDLESSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)