'Thoughtlessness' definitions:
Definition of 'thoughtlessness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness] [ant: considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness]
noun
The trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn: unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness] [ant: thoughtfulness]
Definition of 'Thoughtlessness'
From: GCIDE
- Thoughtless \Thought"less\, adv.
- 1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull. [1913 Webster]
- Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] -- {Thought"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thought"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thoughtlessness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- absentmindedness,
- asininity,
- battiness,
- brainlessness,
- buffoonery,
- callowness,
- caprice,
- careless abandon,
- carelessness,
- casualness,
- childishness,
- clownishness,
- crackpottedness,
- crankiness,
- craziness,
- cursoriness,
- daffiness,
- desipience,
- disregard,
- disregardfulness,
- distraction,
- easiness,
- eccentricity,
- empty-headedness,
- fatuity,
- fatuousness,
- fecklessness,
- flightiness,
- flippancy,
- folly,
- foolery,
- foolheadedness,
- foolishness,
- forgetfulness,
- frivolity,
- frivolousness,
- giddiness,
- goofiness,
- hastiness,
- heedlessness,
- idiocy,
- imbecility,
- immaturity,
- improvidence,
- imprudence,
- inability,
- inadeptness,
- inadequacy,
- inadvertence,
- inadvertency,
- inadvisability,
- inanity,
- inaptitude,
- inaptness,
- inattention,
- inattentiveness,
- incapability,
- incapacity,
- incompetence,
- incompetency,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- incuriosity,
- indexterity,
- indifference,
- indiscreetness,
- indiscretion,
- ineffectiveness,
- ineffectuality,
- inefficiency,
- ineptitude,
- ineptness,
- inexpedience,
- injudiciousness,
- inobservance,
- insanity,
- insouciance,
- irrationality,
- lack of foresight,
- lax stewardship,
- laziness,
- levity,
- lightmindedness,
- lunacy,
- madness,
- maladjustment,
- maladroitness,
- mediocrity,
- mercuriality,
- mindlessness,
- negligence,
- niaiserie,
- nonobservance,
- nugacity,
- nuttiness,
- oblivion,
- obliviousness,
- offhandedness,
- pedestrianism,
- perfunctoriness,
- pompousness,
- poor husbandry,
- puerility,
- queerness,
- reasonlessness,
- recklessness,
- regardlessness,
- rustiness,
- sappiness,
- screwiness,
- senselessness,
- shallowness,
- shiftlessness,
- silliness,
- skill-lessness,
- sprezzatura,
- stuffiness,
- stupidity,
- superficiality,
- tactlessness,
- thriftlessness,
- triflingness,
- triviality,
- unaccommodatingness,
- unalertness,
- unaptness,
- unawareness,
- uncleverness,
- unconsciousness,
- undeftness,
- undexterousness,
- undextrousness,
- unfitness,
- unfittedness,
- unheedfulness,
- unhelpfulness,
- unintelligence,
- unintentiveness,
- unmindfulness,
- unobligingness,
- unobservance,
- unpreparedness,
- unproficiency,
- unreadiness,
- unreason,
- unreasonableness,
- unschooledness,
- unsensibleness,
- unskillfulness,
- unsolicitousness,
- unsolicitude,
- unsoundness,
- unthinkingness,
- unthoughtfulness,
- untrainedness,
- unwariness,
- unwatchfulness,
- unwisdom,
- unwiseness,
- volatility,
- wackiness,
- weirdness,
- witlessness,
- zaniness,
- zanyism