unthinkingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.

1. Not exercising the faculty of thought; thoughtless; unreflecting, undiscriminating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adjective]

inconsiderable1640

unreflective1641

unconsidering1660

unreflecting1665

unthinking1676

unrevolving1758

unmeditative1823

unspeculating1828

irreflective1833

1676 J. Glanvill Ess. i. 29 The shallow, unthinking Vulgar, are sure of all things.

1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 14 Women are generally an unthinking sort of Creatures.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. vii. 45 I was no longer, a pert, unthinking coxcomb.

1780 Mirror No. 72 The effect of scenes like that I have described, on minds neither frigid nor unthinking.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 393 Even the unthinking King showed some signs of concern.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 311 Then swelled his vain unthinking heart with pride.

absolute.1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) p. ii Atheism takes none But the Un-thinking and Debauch'd.1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 81 Even the most unthinking were shocked.1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 298 That steadfastness which, to the unthinking, would have had no significance.

2. Characterized by absence of thought.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adjective]

unfurnished1549

vacant1579

thoughtless1594

thoughtfree1652

unthinking1688

incogitative1690

incogitant1702

fanciless1753

vacuous1854

1688 R. Pepys Let. in S. Pepys' Life (1841) II. 127 The unthinking conduct of a violent passion.

1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiii. 259 All laugh to find Unthinking Plainness so o're-spread thy Mind.

1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 75. ⁋8 You see a deep Attention and a certain unthinking Sharpness in every Countenance.

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. i. ii. 25 Even in the unthinking period of earliest youth.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. xi. 179 When I see the unthinking and lavish idolatry you manifest.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xiv. 232 She walked on, in a blind and unthinking fashion.

3. Not possessing the faculty of thought.

ΚΠ

a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) iv. vi. 299 If all Being..may..arise out of the dark Womb of unthinking Matter.

1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §10 They who assert that figure, motion,..do exist without the mind in unthinking substances.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature IV. 8 I can never conceive, that a capacity of thinking can be the effect of the combination and motion of unthinking elements.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unthinking
释义	unthinkingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. 1. Not exercising the faculty of thought; thoughtless; unreflecting, undiscriminating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adjective] inconsiderable1640 unreflective1641 unconsidering1660 unreflecting1665 unthinking1676 unrevolving1758 unmeditative1823 unspeculating1828 irreflective1833 1676 J. Glanvill Ess. i. 29 The shallow, unthinking Vulgar, are sure of all things. 1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 14 Women are generally an unthinking sort of Creatures. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. vii. 45 I was no longer, a pert, unthinking coxcomb. 1780 Mirror No. 72 The effect of scenes like that I have described, on minds neither frigid nor unthinking. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 393 Even the unthinking King showed some signs of concern. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 311 Then swelled his vain unthinking heart with pride. absolute.1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) p. ii Atheism takes none But the Un-thinking and Debauch'd.1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 81 Even the most unthinking were shocked.1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 298 That steadfastness which, to the unthinking, would have had no significance. 2. Characterized by absence of thought. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adjective] unfurnished1549 vacant1579 thoughtless1594 thoughtfree1652 unthinking1688 incogitative1690 incogitant1702 fanciless1753 vacuous1854 1688 R. Pepys Let. in S. Pepys' Life (1841) II. 127 The unthinking conduct of a violent passion. 1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiii. 259 All laugh to find Unthinking Plainness so o're-spread thy Mind. 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 75. ⁋8 You see a deep Attention and a certain unthinking Sharpness in every Countenance. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. i. ii. 25 Even in the unthinking period of earliest youth. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. xi. 179 When I see the unthinking and lavish idolatry you manifest. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xiv. 232 She walked on, in a blind and unthinking fashion. 3. Not possessing the faculty of thought. ΚΠ a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) iv. vi. 299 If all Being..may..arise out of the dark Womb of unthinking Matter. 1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §10 They who assert that figure, motion,..do exist without the mind in unthinking substances. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature IV. 8 I can never conceive, that a capacity of thinking can be the effect of the combination and motion of unthinking elements. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1676
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