[syn: unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thoughtlessness
n 1: the quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn:
inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness]
[ant: considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness]
2: the trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn:
unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness] [ant:
thoughtfulness]