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adjective
- 1. showing a reckless lack of care or attention: "‘Elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention"
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not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not paying attention. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. absently.
The meaning of HEEDLESS is not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless. How to use heedless in a sentence.
not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not paying attention. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. absently.
Heedless definition: careless; thoughtless; unmindful. See examples of HEEDLESS used in a sentence.
Someone heedless is reckless or not paying attention. Heedless rhymes with needless, and someone who's heedless acts as if needed things are needless. If you head out to surf in a tsunami, you're heedless of the giant-wave warnings.
Definition of heedless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'heedless' Word Frequency. heedless. (hiːdləs ) adjective. If you are heedless of someone or something, you do not take any notice of them. [formal] Heedless of time or any other consideration, they began to search the underwater cave. [ + of]