THOUGHTLESS


Meaning of THOUGHTLESS in English

ˈthȯtlə̇s adjective

1. : marked by absence of thought: as

a. : marked by failure to think before acting : careless , rash

the thoughtless victim of an unnecessary accident

b. : marked by failure to keep in mind : heedless

easy to fault them, to call them … thoughtless of tomorrow and God — A.B.Guthrie

c.

(1) : marked by a deficiency of thought : showing lack of intelligence : stupid

a thoughtless housing boom which contains the seeds of its own undoing — New Republic

(2) : devoid of thought : insensate

the thoughtless forces of nature — Bertrand Russell

d. : marked by lack of consideration for others : inconsiderate

is horribly thoughtless and seems to take a real delight in giving me pain — Oscar Wilde

2. archaic : free from trouble or care

every thoughtless nest — William Blake

• thought·less·ly adverb

• thought·less·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.