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English

Noun

disregard for other's feelings
heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions

Antonyms

thoughtfulness

Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thoughtless \Thought"less\, adv.
1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a
thoughtless person, or act.
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2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson.
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3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
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Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Thought"less*ly, adv. --
Thought"less*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet thoughtlessness
n 1: the quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: inconsideration,
inconsiderateness] [ant: consideration, consideration]
2: the trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn: unthoughtfulness]
[ant: thoughtfulness]

Moby Dictionary
abandon , absentmindedness , asininity , battiness , brainlessness ,
buffoonery , callowness , caprice , careless abandon , carelessness ,
casualness , childishness , clownishness , crackpottedness ,
crankiness , craziness , cursoriness , daffiness , desipience ,
disregard , disregardfulness , distraction , easiness , eccentricity ,
empty-headedness , fatuity , fatuousness , fecklessness , flightiness ,
flippancy , folly , foolery , foolheadedness , foolishness ,
forgetfulness , frivolity , frivolousness , giddiness , goofiness ,
hastiness , heedlessness , idiocy , imbecility , immaturity ,
improvidence , imprudence , inability , inadeptness , inadequacy ,
inadvertence , inadvertency , inadvisability , inanity , inaptitude ,
inaptness , inattention , inattentiveness , incapability , incapacity ,
incompetence , incompetency , inconsiderateness , inconsideration ,
incuriosity , indexterity , indifference , indiscreetness ,
indiscretion , ineffectiveness , ineffectuality , inefficiency ,
ineptitude , ineptness , inexpedience , injudiciousness , inobservance ,
insanity , insouciance , irrationality , lack of foresight ,
lax stewardship , laziness , levity , lightmindedness , lunacy ,
madness , maladjustment , maladroitness , mediocrity , mercuriality ,
mindlessness , negligence , niaiserie , nonobservance , nugacity ,
nuttiness , oblivion , obliviousness , offhandedness , pedestrianism ,
perfunctoriness , pompousness , poor husbandry , puerility , queerness ,
reasonlessness , recklessness , regardlessness , rustiness , sappiness ,
screwiness , senselessness , shallowness , shiftlessness , silliness ,
skill-lessness , sprezzatura , stuffiness , stupidity , superficiality ,
tactlessness , thriftlessness , triflingness , triviality ,
unaccommodatingness , unalertness , unaptness , unawareness ,
uncleverness , unconsciousness , undeftness , undexterousness ,
undextrousness , unfitness , unfittedness , unheedfulness ,
unhelpfulness , unintelligence , unintentiveness , unmindfulness ,
unobligingness , unobservance , unpreparedness , unproficiency ,
unreadiness , unreason , unreasonableness , unschooledness ,
unsensibleness , unskillfulness , unsolicitousness , unsolicitude ,
unsoundness , unthinkingness , unthoughtfulness , untrainedness ,
unwariness , unwatchfulness , unwisdom , unwiseness , volatility ,
wackiness , weirdness , witlessness , zaniness , zanyism