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Definition of Heedless
1. Adjective. Marked by or paying little heed or attention. "Heedless of the child's crying"
Attributes: Attentiveness, Heed, Paying Attention, Regard
Similar to: Careless, Regardless, Deaf, Indifferent
Antonyms: Heedful
Derivative terms: Heedlessness, Heedlessness
2. Adjective. Characterized by careless unconcern. "Reckless squandering of public funds"
Definition of Heedless
1. a. Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.
Definition of Heedless
1. Adjective. unaware, without noticing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heedless
1. paying little or no attention [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heedless
Literary usage of Heedless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1879)
"... may have been either present, past, or have been i i. i vi stance may future.
past, or , " present, V. An act which is unadvised, is either heedless, ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"... that we said Had clashed above the fallen head, heedless of all on which they
tread, Now crimson with each other's blood the vernal drapery of the dead. ..."
3. Southern Literary Messenger (1849)
"Strange," says Dr. H. in an article on this subject in the Massachusetts Quarterly, "
strange how men reading the lessons of the past can be . heedless of ..."
4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"heedless alike of savage and of civilized spectators, Niagara is as independent
of man's ownership as when it fell in solitary grandeur thousands of years ..."
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