English > heedless: 2 senses > adjective 1Meaning | marked by or paying little heed or attention. |
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Examples | - "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
- "heedless of danger"
- "heedless of the child's crying"
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Synonym | unheeding |
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Attribute of | attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
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Narrower | careless, regardless | (usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration |
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deaf, indifferent | (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed |
Opposite | heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attention | taking heed |
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Spanish | desatento, descuidado, despistado, irreflexivo |
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Catalan | desatent, despistat |
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Nouns | heedlessness | the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
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heedlessness | a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) |
Adverbs | heedlessly | without care or concern |
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