Heedless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by or paying little heed or attention; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚmˌɛɾəmˈɔːɹfoʊzᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːdləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːdləs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚmˌɛɾəmˈɔːɹfoʊzᵻz/.

Examples

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics
heedless of danger
heedless of the child's crying

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reckless unheeding

Antonyms

heedful

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by or paying little heed or attention; --Franklin D. Roosevelt “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”
adjective	characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton “the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes”

Word Forms

heedlessness	noun	a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
recklessness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rücksichtslos

gekennzeichnet durch oder wenig Beachtung oder Aufmerksamkeit; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇫🇷French

inattentif

marqué par ou prêtant peu d'attention ou d'attention ; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇪🇸Spanish

desatento

marcado o prestando poca atención o atención; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇮🇹Italian

sbadato

contrassegnato o prestando poca attenzione o attenzione; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇳🇱Dutch

achteloos

gekenmerkt door of weinig aandacht of aandacht; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

desatento

marcado ou prestando pouca atenção ou atenção; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇷🇺Russian

беззаботный

отмечены или уделяют мало внимания или внимания; --Франклин Д. Рузвельт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असावधान

द्वारा चिह्नित या थोड़ा ध्यान या ध्यान देना; --फ्रैंकलिन डी. रूजवेल्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

উদাসীন

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা সামান্য মনোযোগ বা মনোযোগ পরিশোধ; --ফ্রাঙ্কলিন ডি রুজভেল্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனக்குறைவான

சிறிய கவனம் அல்லது கவனம் செலுத்துவதன் மூலம் குறிக்கப்பட்டது; --ஃபிராங்க்ளின் டி. ரூஸ்வெல்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అశ్రద్ధ

తక్కువ శ్రద్ధ లేదా శ్రద్ధ చూపడం ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది; --ఫ్రాంక్లిన్ డి. రూజ్‌వెల్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

गाफिल

चिन्हांकित किंवा थोडे लक्ष किंवा लक्ष देऊन; --फ्रँकलिन डी. रुझवेल्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકાર

દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત અથવા થોડું ધ્યાન અથવા ધ્યાન આપીને; --ફ્રેન્કલિન ડી. રૂઝવેલ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ

ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಗಮನ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸುವುದು; --ಫ್ರಾಂಕ್ಲಿನ್ ಡಿ. ರೂಸ್ವೆಲ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറിയ ശ്രദ്ധയോ ശ്രദ്ധയോ; --ഫ്രാങ്ക്ലിൻ ഡി. റൂസ്വെൽറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ

ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣਾ; --ਫਰੈਂਕਲਿਨ ਡੀ. ਰੂਜ਼ਵੈਲਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غافل

نشان زد یا تھوڑا سا دھیان یا توجہ دینا؛ --فرینکلن ڈی روزویلٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不留心的

被标记或很少注意或关注； ——富兰克林·D·罗斯福

🇯🇵Japanese

不注意な

によってマークされる、またはほとんど注意や注意を払わない。 --フランクリン・D・ルーズベルト

🇰🇷Korean

부주의한

거의 주의를 기울이지 않거나 주의를 기울이지 않음으로 표시됨; --프랭클린 D. 루즈벨트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chú ý

được đánh dấu bằng hoặc ít chú ý hoặc chú ý; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇹🇭Thai

ประมาท

ทำเครื่องหมายหรือให้ความสนใจหรือใส่ใจเพียงเล็กน้อย; --แฟรงคลิน ดี. รูสเวลต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

lalai

ditandai dengan atau kurang memperhatikan atau memperhatikan; --Franklin D.Roosevelt

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakialam

minarkahan ng o hindi gaanong pag-iintindi o pansin; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

🇲🇾Malay

lalai

ditandai dengan atau tidak memberi sedikit perhatian atau perhatian; --Franklin D. Roosevelt

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غافل

يتميز أو يولي القليل من الاهتمام أو الاهتمام؛ --فرانكلين د. روزفلت

🇮🇷Persian

غافل

مشخص شده یا کم توجه یا توجه. -- فرانکلین دی. روزولت

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatsiz

çok az dikkat veya dikkat ile işaretlenmiş veya dikkat edilmiş; --Franklin D.Roosevelt

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְזַלזֵל

מסומן על ידי תשומת לב או תשומת לב מועטה; --פרנקלין ד' רוזוולט

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