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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sẽi sẽ-ti-du
"Ele passou a tarde fazendo tarefas sem sentido."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Done or acting without mental effort, thought, or purpose.
"He spent hours engaged in mindless scrolling on his smartphone." - 2
(Of a person or creature) lacking intelligence, reason, or common sense.
"The science fiction movie featured waves of mindless monsters attacking the city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'ġemynd' (mind, memory, thought) combined with the Germanic suffix '-lēas' (expressing lack or absence, cognate with the German '-los'). Over time, it evolved from signifying a lack of memory or attention to describing actions performed without conscious thought, intellectual engagement, or purpose.
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étourdi
Transliteration: e-stur-di
"Il passe son temps dans des occupations étourdissantes."
geistlos
Transliteration: ɡaɪ̯stloːs
"Er leistet oft geistlose Arbeit, wenn er müde ist."
senza cervello
Transliteration: sen-tsa cher-vel-lo
"Era solo un passatempo senza cervello."
cerebro
Transliteration: sin se-sen-ti-do
Script: insensato
"Cometió un acto totalmente insensato."
sem sentido
Transliteration: sẽi sẽ-ti-du
"Ele passou a tarde fazendo tarefas sem sentido."
विवेकहीन
Transliteration: vivekheen
"वह विवेकहीन गतिविधियों में अपना समय बर्बाद करता है।"
无脑的
Transliteration: wúnǎo de
"这是一款非常无脑的动作游戏。"
생각 없는
Transliteration: saeng-gak eom-neun
"그는 생각 없는 농담으로 분위기를 망쳤다."
無意味な
Transliteration: muimi na
"彼は無意味な作業に一日を費やした。"
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