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regardless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English regard 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 regardless From regard + -less.

Meanings

  1. Paying no attention to; ignoring.
    • The beloved “oof” sound Roblox players — and gamers regardless of what they play — has become a huge meme in the community. 2022 July 27, Eleni Thomas, “Roblox is removing iconic “oof” sound after copyright issues”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2022:
    • Hippolita, ſcarce more alive than her daughter, was regardleſs of every thing but her: but when the tender Iſabella’s care would have likewiſe removed her, while the ſurgeons examined Matilda’s wound, ſhe cried, remove me! never! never! I lived but in her, and will expire with her. 1764 December 24 (indicated as 1765), Onuphrio Muralto, translated by William Marshal [pseudonyms; Horace Walpole], chapter V, in The Castle of Otranto, […], London: […] Tho[mas] Lownds […], →OCLC, pages 190–191:
  2. Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.
    • I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others. 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat:
    • Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience. 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 279:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most regardless Degree=Sup lexicographic
more regardless Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

regardless of · regardlessness · regardlessly · disregardless

Synonyms

derelict · neglectful · lash · cursory · slapdash · heedless · incautious · slack · sloppy · lax · slovenly · negligent · irregardless · regardless · irrespective · reckless · slipshod · unfaithful · remiss · careless

Translations (17)

pa بھان٘ویں (having no regard) · fi välinpitämätön (having no regard) · it irrispettoso (having no regard) · mi mākūare (having no regard) · uk недбайли́вий (having no regard) · uk недба́лий (having no regard) · hu közömbös (having no regard) · bg невнимателен (having no regard) · cs nedbající (having no regard) · fi piittaamaton (having no regard) · bg небрежен (having no regard) · hu érzéketlen (having no regard) · uk необере́жний (having no regard) · nl ongeacht (having no regard) · hu figyelmetlen (having no regard) · pl nieuważny (having no regard) · de rücksichtslos (having no regard)

regardless en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English regard 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 regardless From regard + -less.

Meanings

  1. (proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to.
    • Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

Synonyms

regardless of

regardless en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English regard 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 regardless From regard + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
    • The other legend named Le Lutin tells how seven little boys, regardless of the warnings of their old grandmother, would go out at night on various affairs. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 470:
    • Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.
  2. (not-comparable) Anyway; irrespective of what has just been said.
    • The proposal may become law, or it may not. Regardless, we will adopt it as a club rule.

Antonyms

attentively · carefully · gingerly · circumspectly

Relateds

nevertheless · thus

Synonyms

come what may · anyways · hab or nab · anyhow · irrespective · irregardless · anyroad · anyway · at any rate · come what may · be it what it would · anyhow · anywho · anyway · anywise · after all · any road up · in any case · anyhoo · algate · at any rate · in any case · in any event · however · regardless · at all events · always · anyway

Translations (34)

fi siitä huolimatta (1 & 2. anyway) · sv oavsett (1 & 2. anyway) · io senegarde (1 & 2. anyway) · uk одна́ково (1 & 2. anyway) · it in ogni caso (1 & 2. anyway) · it nonostante (1 & 2. anyway) · de trotzdem (1 & 2. anyway) · hu csak azért is (1 & 2. anyway) · fr malgré cela (1 & 2. anyway) · hu akkor is (1 & 2. anyway) · sv ändå (1 & 2. anyway) · fr malgré tout (1 & 2. anyway) · it comunque (1 & 2. anyway) · hu ettől függetlenül (1 & 2. anyway) · it senza tener conto (1 & 2. anyway) · es a pesar de todo/ello (1 & 2. anyway) · uk усе́ одно́ (1 & 2. anyway) · es pese a todo/ello (1 & 2. anyway) · nl niettemin (1 & 2. anyway) · eo senrigarde (1 & 2. anyway) · pl mimo wszystko (1 & 2. anyway) · fr en dépit de cela (1 & 2. anyway) · es sin importarle (nada) (1 & 2. anyway) · fr quand même (1 & 2. anyway) · hu ennek ellenére (1 & 2. anyway) · ca malgrat tot (1 & 2. anyway) · hu mégis (1 & 2. anyway) · hu azért is (1 & 2. anyway) · uk все одно́ (1 & 2. anyway) · de dennoch (1 & 2. anyway) · hu ennek dacára (1 & 2. anyway) · sv trots allt (1 & 2. anyway) · nl desondanks (1 & 2. anyway) · es sin importar(le) nada (1 & 2. anyway)