English
Etymology
From thought + -less.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɔːtləs/, /ˈθɔːtlɪs/
- (General American) enPR: thôt’ləs, thôt’lĭs, IPA(key): /ˈθɔtləs/, /ˈθɔtlɪs/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät’ləs, thät’lĭs, IPA(key): /ˈθɑtləs/, /ˈθɑtlɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɔːtləs
Adjective
thoughtless (comparative more thoughtless, superlative most thoughtless)
- Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
- Synonyms: careless, mindless
- Inconsiderate, inattentive.
A thoughtless remark.
- Lacking thought or consideration.
The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 281:In thoughtless and breathless fear I rushed forward to avoid this host of demons, but while flying thus still more frightful and distorted shapes appeared, and I fancied I felt their hands clutching me.
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Translations
careless
- Bulgarian: необмислен (bg) (neobmislen), безразсъден (bg) (bezrazsǎden)
- Catalan: irreflexiu, descurat (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 不注意 (zh) (bù zhùyì), 粗心 (zh) (cūxīn), 疏忽 (zh) (shūhu)
- Czech: lehkomyslný (cs)
- Finnish: ajattelematon (fi)
- French: irréfléchi (fr)
- Georgian: უდარდელი (udardeli), უფიქრებელი (upikrebeli), ფუქსავატი (puksavaṭi)
- German: gedankenlos (de)
- Greek:
- Ancient Greek: ἀγνώμων (agnṓmōn), ἀφρόντιστος (aphróntistos)
- Italian: irriflessivo (it)
- Manx: (please verify) antortagh
- Māori: whakaarokore, wareware, pakihaha
- Plautdietsch: onbekjemmat
- Polish: lekkomyślny (pl)
- Russian: безду́мный (ru) (bezdúmnyj), легкомы́сленный (ru) (lexkomýslennyj), безрассу́дный (ru) (bezrassúdnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: coma
- Spanish: descuidado (es)
- Swedish: lättvindig (sv), hänsynslös (sv)
- Turkish:
- Ottoman Turkish: حسابسز (hisabsız)
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inconsiderate
- Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Bulgarian: невнимателен (bg) (nevnimatelen)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 不體貼的 / 不体贴的 (bù tǐtiē de), 粗心大意的 (cūxīndàyì de)
- Czech: neohleduplný
- Finnish: ajattelematon (fi)
- French: inattentionné (fr)
- German: rücksichtslos (de)
- Greek:
- Ancient Greek: ἀγνώμων (agnṓmōn), ἀφρόντιστος (aphróntistos)
- Lao: please add this translation if you can
- Latin: incōgitātus
- Manx: (please verify) antortagh
- Māori: pakirara
- Polish: bezmyślny (pl) m
- Spanish: inconsiderado (es)
- Tamil: please add this translation if you can
- Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish:
- Ottoman Turkish: دلی (deli)
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