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Dictionary: heed·less   (hēd'lĭs) pronunciation
adj.
Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless. See synonyms at careless, impetuous.

heedlessly heed'less·ly adv.
heedlessness heed'less·ness n.

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adj

Definition: careless
Antonyms: attentive, careful, caring, cautious, concerned, heedful, observant, thoughtful


WordNet: heedless
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
  Synonyms: thoughtless, unheeding
  Antonym: heedful (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: characterized by careless unconcerned
  Synonym: reckless


Translations: Heedless
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ligegyldig, uagtsom, ubetænksom

Nederlands (Dutch)
achteloos, onoplettend, onbewust van

Français (French)
adj. - insouciant, irréfléchi

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unachtsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απρόσεκτος, αμέριμνος

Italiano (Italian)
disattento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - descuidado, negligente

Русский (Russian)
не обращающий внимания, неосторожный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desatento, descuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sorglös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不注意的, 不谨慎的, 不留心的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不注意的, 不謹慎的, 不留心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부주의한, 경솔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不注意な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهمل, غافل, طائش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזלזל, לא זהיר‬


 
 
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