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lack-mind

lack-mind noun: an unintelligent person.

Noun

lack-mind (plural lack-minds)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) An unintelligent person.
    • Let us not imitate the lazy indifference of those lack-minds who visit in succession half a dozen wondrous new ports in the Far East, and whose stagnant curiosity is satisfied by staring over the ship's side and evaporating their brains in clouds of tobacco.1887, Henry Knollys, “A Typhoon.—Nagasaki and Kobe.”, in Sketches of Life in Japan, page 17
    Synonyms:
    lackbrain

Synonyms of lack-mind

Forms of lack-mind

plurallack-minds

Origin of lack-mind

From lack + mind.

Questions about lack-mind

What does lack-mind mean?
Lack-mind means an unintelligent person.
What part of speech is lack-mind?
Lack-mind is a noun.
What is the plural of lack-mind?
The plural of lack-mind is lack-minds.

Words near lack-mind in the dictionary

  1. lack-linen
  2. lack-looks
  3. lack-love
  4. lack-loves
  5. lack-lustre
  6. lack-mind
  7. lack-minds
  8. lack-pity
  9. lack-wit
  10. lack-wits
  11. lackadaisic

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