unmindful

[ uhn-mahynd-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.

Origin of unmindful

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, unmindful is from the Middle English word unmyndeful.See un-1, mindful

Other words for unmindful

Other words from unmindful

  • un·mind·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·mind·ful·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unmindful

unmindful

/ (ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl) /


adjective
  1. (usually postpositive and foll by of) careless, heedless, or forgetful

Derived forms of unmindful

  • unmindfully, adverb
  • unmindfulness, noun

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