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thoughtless

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thought·less  (thôtls)
adj.
1. Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless. See Synonyms at careless.
2. Inconsiderate; inattentive: a thoughtless remark.
3. Lacking thought: The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.

thoughtless·ly adv.
thoughtless·ness n.

thoughtless [ˈθɔːtlɪs]
adj
1. inconsiderate a thoughtless remark
2. having or showing lack of thought a thoughtless essay
3. unable to think; not having the power of thought
thoughtlessly  adv
thoughtlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thoughtless - showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"
2.thoughtlessthoughtless - without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"

thoughtless
Translations
thoughtless [ˈθɔːtlɪs] ADJ
1. (= inconsiderate) [person] → poco considerado, desconsiderado; [remark] → desconsiderado
how thoughtless of you!¡qué desconsiderado or poco considerado por tu parte!, ¡qué falta de consideración por tu parte!
it was thoughtless of him to say thatfue una falta de consideración por su parte decir eso
2. (= unthinking) → irreflexivo, inconsciente

thoughtless [ˈθɔːtləs] adj (= inconsiderate) [person] → irréfléchi(e); [remark] → indélicat(e); [behaviour] → inconsidéré(e)
He's completely thoughtless → Il est complètement irréfléchi.
to be thoughtless of sb
It was thoughtless of her to mention it → C'était inconsidéré de sa part d'en parler.

thoughtless
adj
(= inconsiderate) persongedankenlos, rücksichtslos; (= inattentive, unhelpful)gedankenlos, unachtsam; he’s very thoughtless of or about/to(wards) other peopleer ist sehr gedankenlos/rücksichtslos anderen gegenüber; how thoughtless of you!wie rücksichtslos von dir!; it was thoughtless of her (to tell him)es war gedankenlos von ihr(, es ihm zu erzählen)
(= without reflection)gedankenlos, unüberlegt, unbesonnen; thoughtless of the danger, he leaptungeachtet der Gefahr sprang er

thoughtless [ˈθɔːtlɪs] adj (person, remark, words) → sconsiderato/a; (behaviour) → scortese
thoughtless of the consequences → senza pensare alle conseguenze
thoughtless [ˈθɔːtlɪs] adj (person, remark, words) → sconsiderato/a; (behaviour) → scortese
thoughtless of the consequences → senza pensare alle conseguenze

thoughtless طائش neohleduplný tankeløs rücksichtslos απερίσκεπτος irreflexivo ajattelematon irréfléchi lakomislen avventato 思慮を欠く 경솔한 gedachteloos tankeløs bezmyślny desatento безрассудный tanklös อย่างไม่มีความคิด düşüncesiz vô tâm 欠考虑的


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Is it better to reveal the snares and pitfalls of life to the young and thoughtless traveller, or to cover them with branches and flowers?
That thoughtless deity immediately plunged into the pool, which became so salivated that the trees about its margin all came loose and dropped out.
Though often thoughtless in my speech, I never should have imagined that you would take my words as a jest at your expense.
 
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