heedless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhiːdləs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English heed Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English heedless From heed + -less.
Meanings
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Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.
Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.
1785, William Cowper, “Book V. The Winter Morning Walk.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 221:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there. A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless."
1910, Emerson Hough, “The Gateway, and Some who Passed”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heedless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heedless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (58)
cy di-hid (unaware, without noticing) · gl descoidado (unaware, without noticing) · nl slordig (unaware, without noticing) · fr négligent (unaware, without noticing) · mi mātotoru (unaware, without noticing) · de leichtsinnig (unaware, without noticing) · da ubetænksom (unaware, without noticing) · hil dimainandamon (unaware, without noticing) · bg небрежен (unaware, without noticing) · de rücksichtslos (unaware, without noticing) · la inconsīderātus (unaware, without noticing) · it disavveduto (unaware, without noticing) · nl onoplettend (unaware, without noticing) · bn গাফেল (unaware, without noticing) · de unachtsam (unaware, without noticing) · fa بیپروا (unaware, without noticing) · mi mākūare (unaware, without noticing) · fi piittaamaton (unaware, without noticing) · da ubesinding (unaware, without noticing) · tr aldırmayan (unaware, without noticing) · tr gaflet içinde (unaware, without noticing) · fr inattentif (unaware, without noticing) · gl desatento (unaware, without noticing) · tr aldırışsız (unaware, without noticing) · nl onbewust (unaware, without noticing) · el αδιάφορος (unaware, without noticing) · tr önemsemeyen (unaware, without noticing) · mi hautāruru (unaware, without noticing) · es inconsiderado (unaware, without noticing) · la indīligens (unaware, without noticing) · es desatento (unaware, without noticing) · de unbedacht (unaware, without noticing) · de nicht beachtend (unaware, without noticing) · de achtlos (unaware, without noticing) · gl distraído (unaware, without noticing) · bg непредпазлив (unaware, without noticing) · tr ehemmiyet etmeyen (unaware, without noticing) · fi välittämättä (unaware, without noticing) · mi pokanoa (unaware, without noticing) · es distraído (unaware, without noticing) · hil buhahâ (unaware, without noticing) · es indiligente (unaware, without noticing) · da uden hensyn til (unaware, without noticing) · fi piittaamatta (unaware, without noticing) · sv oaktsam (unaware, without noticing) · gd eas-umhail (unaware, without noticing) · tr dikkatsiz (unaware, without noticing) · bn বেপরোয়া (unaware, without noticing) · de unaufmerksam (unaware, without noticing) · es despistado (unaware, without noticing) · ro nepăsător (unaware, without noticing) · fr insouciant (unaware, without noticing) · es negligente (unaware, without noticing) · gl desconsiderado (unaware, without noticing) · la temerārius (unaware, without noticing) · it sventato (unaware, without noticing) · ga anaireach (unaware, without noticing) · cy dihidio (unaware, without noticing)