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Dictionary: thought·less   (thôt'lĭs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless. See synonyms at careless.
  2. Inconsiderate; inattentive: a thoughtless remark.
  3. Lacking thought: The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
thoughtlessly thought'less·ly adv.
thoughtlessness thought'less·ness n.

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adj

Definition: absent-minded, unobservant
Antonyms: attentive, heeding, mindful, observant, thoughtful

adj

Definition: inconsiderate
Antonyms: considerate, kind, thinking, thoughtful, unselfish


WordNet: thoughtless
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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing lack of careful thought
  Antonym: thoughtful (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
  Synonyms: heedless, unheeding

Meaning #3: without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
  Synonyms: uncaring, unthinking

Meaning #4: (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
  Synonyms: careless, regardless


Translations: Thoughtless
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tankeløs, ubetænksom, hensynsløs, ubekymret, ligegyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfzuchtig, onnadenkend

Français (French)
adj. - irréfléchi, sans égards, sans considération

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unüberlegt, leichtsinnig, gedankenlos, rücksichtslos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απερίσκεπτος, ασυλλόγιστος, επιπόλαιος, απρόσεκτος, αδιάκριτος, χωρίς "τακτ"

Italiano (Italian)
sconsiderato, sbadato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconsiderado (m), estouvado (m)

Русский (Russian)
бездумный, опрометчивый, неосмотрительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irreflexivo, desconsiderado, descuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tanklös, obetänksam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
没有考虑的, 轻率的, 无深虑的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沒有考慮的, 輕率的, 無深慮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경솔한, 불친절한, 부주의한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 思慮を欠く, 軽率な, 不親切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طائش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-מחשבה, לא מתחשב בזולת, לא זהיר, פזיז, נמהר, אנוכי‬


 
 
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