'Incautiousness' definitions:
Definition of 'incautiousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: incaution, incautiousness] [ant: carefulness, caution, cautiousness]
Definition of 'Incautiousness'
From: GCIDE
- Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark. [1913 Webster]
- You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis. [1913 Webster]
- His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader. --Keill.
- Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- {In*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {In*cau"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]