Meaning of THOUGHTLESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'thotlis
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- [adj] without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
- [adj] marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"
- [adj] showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"
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| | Synonyms: | | careless(p), deaf(p), heedless, inconsiderate, indifferent(p), regardless, thoughtless(p), uncaring, unconsidered, unheeding, unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful |
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| | Antonyms: | | attentive, heedful, thoughtful | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Thought"less\, adv.
1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a
thoughtless person, or act.
2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson.
3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.
--Dryden.
-- {Thought"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thought"less*ness}, n.
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