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- Dictionaryheedless/ˈhiːdlɪs/
adjective
- 1. showing a reckless lack of care or attention: "‘Elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention"
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Jul 15, 2012 · The meaning of HEEDLESS is not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless. How to use heedless in a sentence.
not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not paying attention. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. absently.
not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you are heedless of someone or something, you do not take any notice of them. [formal] Heedless of time or any other consideration, they began to search the underwater cave. [+ of] She was rummaging through the letters, scattering them about the table in her heedless haste.
Someone heedless is reckless or not paying attention. Heedless rhymes with needless, and someone who's heedless acts as if needed things are needless. If you head out to surf in a tsunami, you're heedless of the giant-wave warnings.
1. Showing no concern, attention, or regard: careless, forgetful, mindless, unconcerned, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking. 2. Lacking or marked by a lack of care: careless, feckless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking.
heedless (of somebody/something) not paying careful attention to somebody/something. Want to learn more? Definition of heedless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective heedless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Heedless definition: careless; thoughtless; unmindful. See examples of HEEDLESS used in a sentence.
If you are heedless of someone or something, you do not take any notice of them. [formal] Heedless of time or any other consideration, they began to search the underwater cave. She was rummaging through the letters, scattering them about the table in her heedless haste.
