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heedless

[ heed-lis ]
/ ˈhid lɪs /
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adjective
careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
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Origin of heedless

First recorded in 1570–80; heed + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM heedless

heed·less·ly, adverbheed·less·ness, noun
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Words related to heedless

inattentive, reckless, asleep at the switch, daydreaming, disregardful, fast and loose, feckless, foolhardy, impetuous, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, out to lunch, precipitate, rash, slapdash

How to use heedless in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for heedless

heedless
/ (ˈhiːdlɪs) /
adjective
taking little or no notice; careless or thoughtless

Derived forms of heedless

heedlessly, adverbheedlessness, noun
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