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heed·less 
[heed-lis] Pronunciation Key
[heed-lis] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog. |
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| heed·less
(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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| heedlessness | |
noun | |
| 1. | a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) [syn: inattentiveness] [ant: attentiveness] |
| 2. | the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
| 3. | the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: unmindfulness] [ant: heedfulness] |
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