What does unthinking mean?

Definitions for unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋ kɪŋun·think·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtfuladjective

    not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

  2. thoughtless, uncaring, unthinkingadjective

    without care or thought for others

    "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"

  3. lumpish, lumpen, unthinkingadverb

    mentally sluggish

  4. thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinkingadverb

    in a thoughtless manner

    "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

Wiktionary

  1. unthinkingadjective

    Without proper thought; thoughtless.

  2. unthinkingadjective

    Showing no regard; careless or unconcerned.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unthinkingadjective

    Thoughtless; not given to reflection.

    Grey-headed infant! and in vain grown old;
    Art thou to learn, that in another’s gold
    Lie charms resistless! that all laugh to find
    Unthinking plainness so o’erspread thy mind. Dryden.

    An effectual remedy for the wandering of thoughts whoever shall propose, would do great service to the studious, and perhaps help unthinking men to become thinking. John Locke.

    The unthinking part contract an unreasonable aversion to that ecclesiastical constitution. Addison.

    With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face,
    He first the snuff-box open’d, then the case. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. unthinking

    Unthinking refers to the act of not considering, reflecting upon, or involving deep thought or consideration; doing something automatically or without conscious thought. It can also refer to someone lacking intelligence, understanding, or thoughtfulness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unthinkingadjective

    not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth

  2. Unthinkingadjective

    not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unthinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unthinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of unthinking in a Sentence

  1. Barbara Schapiro:

    Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight.

  2. Charles Haddon Spurgeon:

    I believe a very large majority of church goers are merely unthinking, slumbering worshipers of an unknown God.

  3. W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence:

    Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.

  4. John M. Keynes:

    Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.

  5. Albert Einstein:

    Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

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