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thoughtlessness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɔːtləsnɪs/ (UK)
  • thôt′ləs-nĭs (General-American)
  • /ˈθɑtlɪsnɪs/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈθɑtləsnɪs/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • thät′ləs-nĭs (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈθɔːtlɪsnɪs/ (UK)
  • thät′lĭs-nĭs (cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio
  • thôt′lĭs-nĭs (General-American)
  • thôt′ləs-nəs (General-American)
  • /ˈθɔtləsnəs/ (General-American)
  • /ˈθɔːtləsnəs/ (UK)
  • /ˈθɔtləsnɪs/ (General-American)
  • thät′ləs-nəs (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈθɔtlɪsnɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ˈθɑtləsnəs/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought 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 thoughtless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English thoughtlessness From thoughtless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) disregard for other's feelings
  2. (uncountable) heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions

Antonyms

thoughtfulness

Translations (32)

fi ajattelemattomuus (disregard for other's feelings) · gv meerioose (disregard for other's feelings) · hu tapintatlanság (disregard for other's feelings) · fi ajattelemattomuus (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · hu meggondolatlanság (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · pl bezwzględność (disregard for other's feelings) · nn tankeløyse (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · fi välinpitämättömyys (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · gv meehastid (disregard for other's feelings) · vi thờ ơ (disregard for other's feelings) · grc ἀβουλία (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · hu vigyázatlanság (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · es irreflexión (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · gv antort (disregard for other's feelings) · alt куру баш (disregard for other's feelings) · la temeritās (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · sk ľahkomyseľnosť (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · es desconsideración (disregard for other's feelings) · fr déconsidération (disregard for other's feelings) · cs bezohlednost (disregard for other's feelings) · es inconsideración (disregard for other's feelings) · alt куру баш (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · pl bezmyślność (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · fr irréflexion (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · cs lehkomyslnost (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · vi bàng quan (disregard for other's feelings) · gv antort (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · ca desconsideració (disregard for other's feelings) · grc ἀλογιστία (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · hu figyelmetlenség (disregard for other's feelings) · el ασυλλογισιά (heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions) · fr inconsidération (disregard for other's feelings)