mindlessness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English mindless
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English mindlessness

    From mindless + -ness.

    Noun

    mindlessness (usually uncountable, plural mindlessnesses)

    1. The property of being mindless.
      Antonyms: mindfulness; presence of mind
      Coordinate terms: absence of mind, absent-mindedness
      Near-synonym: thoughtlessness

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