heedless
/ˈhiːdləs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.11 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there. A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless.""
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.
Inflected Forms
more heedless (comparative)
most heedless (superlative)