Senseless vs Mindless - What's the Difference?

Mindless

Senseless

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
  • requiring little mental effort
  • not marked by the use of reason
  • not mindful or attentive
  • devoid of intelligence or thought
Definition as Adjective
  • unresponsive to stimulation
  • not marked by the use of reason
  • (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
  • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

Examples

  • "the shrieking of the mindless wind"
  • "mindless tasks"
  • "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"
  • "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
  • "a vacuous mind"; "a vacant expression"
  • "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"
  • "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"
  • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective