Heedless

//ˈhiːdləs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

    "Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by careless unconcern wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by or paying little heed or attention wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
regardlesscarelessinadvertentinattentiveindifferentneglectful

Example

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"She had no sooner taken it into her hand than, either because she was too quick and heedless, or because the decree of the fairy had so ordained, it ran into her hand, and she fell down in a swoon."

Etymology

From heed + -less.

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