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  1. Sep 28, 2017 · Middle English recheles, from Old English receleas "careless, thoughtless, heedless," earlier reccileas, literally "not recking (of consequences)" from *rece, recce "care, heed," from reccan "to care" (see reck (v.)) + -less. The same affixed form is in German ruchlos, Dutch roek.

  2. HEEDLESS definition: 1. not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: 2. not giving attention to a risk or…. Learn more.

  3. 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.

  4. Heedless definition: careless; thoughtless; unmindful. See examples of HEEDLESS used in a sentence.

  5. When you pay heed to something you pay attention to it or consider it, but if you’re heedless you do the opposite. Sometimes being heedless means being a risk-taker in an exciting way, or it can just mean losing track of time, but often it describes being inconsiderate.

  6. adjective. 1. Showing no concern, attention, or regard: careless, forgetful, mindless, unconcerned, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking. 2. Lacking or marked by a lack of care: careless, feckless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking.

  7. 6 days ago · 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] She was rummaging through the letters, scattering them about the table in her heedless haste.

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