heedlessness meaning
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heedlessness (noun): a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people).
heedlessness has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
heedlessness as a noun
- a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
Synonyms: inattentiveness
Type of: inattention
Related forms: heedless
- the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
Synonyms: mindlessness, rashness
Type of: imprudence
Kinds: lightheadedness
Related forms: heedless
- the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Synonyms: unmindfulness, inadvertence, inadvertency
Opposite: heedfulness
Type of: attentiveness
Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in SS · 12-letter words
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