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Vinony

heedless

adjective

  1. careless/inattentive/without regard/heed
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːdləs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English heed Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English heedless From heed + -less.

  1. Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

    “Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.”

    “Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.”