heedless
/ˈhiːdləs/
heedless adjective: unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
Adjective
heedless (comparative more heedless, superlative most heedless)
- Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
- Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.
- Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.1785, William Cowper, “Book V. The Winter Morning Walk.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 221
- Synonyms:
- unthinking
- Antonyms:
- heedful
heedless meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
heedless in Tamil
- எண்ணாத, கவலைப்படாத, சட்டை செய்யாமல், கண்மூடித்தனமாக
heedless in Urdu
- بےپرواہ, غافل
heedless in Bengali
- unaware, without noticing
- গাফেল gaphel, বেপরোয়া beporowa
heedless in Malayalam
- അനവധാന, ജാഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത, വകവയ്ക്കാത്ത
More languagesFewer languages
- heedless in Persian
- بیپروا bi-parvâ
Synonyms of heedless
Antonyms
Forms of heedless
| comparative | more heedless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most heedless |
Origin of heedless
From heed + -less.
Words formed from heedless
Words that rhyme with heedless
Questions about heedless
- What does heedless mean?
- Heedless means unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
- What is heedless in Tamil?
- Heedless in Tamil is எண்ணாத, கவலைப்படாத, சட்டை செய்யாமல். See Heedless meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heedless?
- Heedless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce heedless?
- Heedless is pronounced /ˈhiːdləs/.
Words near heedless in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heedless (page history and authors); heedless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heedless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heedless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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