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–adjective

careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

[Origin: 1570–80; heed + -less

]

—Related forms

heed·less·ly, adverb

heed·less·ness, noun

—Synonyms oblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned.

—Antonyms cautious, mindful, heedful.

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heed·less Audio Help (hēd'lĭs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless. See Synonyms at careless, impetuous.

heed'less·ly adv., heed'less·ness n.

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heedless
adjective
1.	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" [ant: attentive]
2.	characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"

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ˈheedless adjective

(especially with of) careless; paying no attention
Example: Heedless of the danger, he ran into the burning building to rescue the girl.

Arabic:	غَيْر مُبالٍ، لا يَهْتَم
Chinese (Simplified):	不注意的
Chinese (Traditional):	不注意的
Czech:	nedbající
Danish:	uden at bryde sig om; ligeglad
Dutch:	zonder acht te slaan op
Estonian:	hoolimatu, -mata
Finnish:	välittämättä
French:	insouciant (de)
German:	unbekümmert
Greek:	αδιάφορος, απερίσκεπτος
Hungarian:	figyelmetlen; mit sem törődve
Icelandic:	óvarkár
Indonesian:	tanpa hati-hati
Italian:	disattento, incurante

Japanese:	むとんちゃくな
Korean:	조심성 없는
Latvian:	par spīti, *nedomājot par briesmām
Lithuanian:	nekreipdamas dėmesio į
Norwegian:	uaktsom, uten hensyn til
Polish:	nierozważny
Portuguese (Brazil):	desatento
Portuguese (Portugal):	desatento
Romanian:	nepăsător
Russian:	пренебрегающий
Slovak:	nepozorný
Slovenian:	ne meneč se za
Spanish:	despreocupado, descuidado
Swedish:	obekymrad om
Turkish:	aldırmayan, dikkatsiz