heed´less|ness

heed´less|ness
heed|less «HEED lihs», adjective.
careless; thoughtless: »

Hobbling downstairs with heedless haste, I set my foot full in a pail of water (Sir Richard Steele).

SYNONYM(S): mindless, inconsiderate.
heed´less|ly, adverb.
heed´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • heed´less|ly — heed|less «HEED lihs», adjective. careless; thoughtless: »Hobbling downstairs with heedless haste, I set my foot full in a pail of water (Sir Richard Steele). SYNONYM(S): mindless, inconsiderate. –heed´less|ly, adverb. –heed´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • heed|less — «HEED lihs», adjective. careless; thoughtless: »Hobbling downstairs with heedless haste, I set my foot full in a pail of water (Sir Richard Steele). SYNONYM(S): mindless, inconsiderate. –heed´less|ly, adverb. –heed´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gorm´less|ness — gorm|less «GRM lihs», adjective. Especially British. brainless; inept. ╂[apparently variant of gaumless < gaum, gome heed, care < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gaumr) + less] –gorm´less|ly, adverb. –gorm´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • heed — heed·ful; heed·less; heed; heed·ful·ly; heed·ful·ness; heed·less·ly; heed·less·ness; un·heed·ed·ly; un·heed·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • gorm´less|ly — gorm|less «GRM lihs», adjective. Especially British. brainless; inept. ╂[apparently variant of gaumless < gaum, gome heed, care < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gaumr) + less] –gorm´less|ly, adverb. –gorm´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gorm|less — «GRM lihs», adjective. Especially British. brainless; inept. ╂[apparently variant of gaumless < gaum, gome heed, care < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gaumr) + less] –gorm´less|ly, adverb. –gorm´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • heedlessness — heed·less·ness …   English syllables

  • heedless — heed•less [[t]ˈhid lɪs[/t]] adj. careless; thoughtless; unmindful • Etymology: 1570–80 heed′less•ly, adv. heed′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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