thoughtless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *teng-der.

Proto-Indo-European *tong-éye-ti

Proto-Germanic *þankijaną

Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz

Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht

Old English þōht

Middle English thought

English thought

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 thoughtless

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/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːtləs

Adjective

thoughtless (comparative more thoughtless, superlative most thoughtless)

2. Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.

   Synonyms: careless, mindless, insensitive

3. Inconsiderate, inattentive.

   A thoughtless remark.

4. Lacking thought or consideration.

   Synonym: (formal) insensate

   The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbj&oslash￵rnsen, 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.

Coordinate terms

• short-sighted

Derived terms

• thoughtlessly
• thoughtlessness

Translations

careless

• Bulgarian: необмислен (bg) (neobmislen), безразсъден (bg) (bezrazsăden)
• 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)
• Japanese: 不注意な (ja) (fuchūi na)
• 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)

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)

• Japanese: 無茶な (ja) (mucha na)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: incōgitātus
• Manx: ^{(please verify)} antortagh
• Māori: pakirara
• Polish: bezmyślny (pl)
• Spanish: inconsiderado (es)
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: دلی (deli)

lacking thought

• Bulgarian: безразсъден (bg) (bezrazsăden)
• Catalan: irreflexiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 欠考慮的 / 欠考虑的 (qiàn kǎolǜ de), 不周到的 (bù zhōudào de)

• Czech: bezmyšlenkovitý
• Esperanto: senpripensa
• Finnish: merkityksetön (fi), ajatukseton (fi)
• French: irréfléchi (fr) m
• Georgian: დაუფიქრებელი (daupikrebeli), მოუსაზრებელი (mousazrebeli), წინდაუხედავი (c̣indauxedavi)
• German: gedankenlos (de)
• Italian: irriflessivo (it)
• Japanese: 思考停止の (ja) (shikō teishi no)
• Māori: whakaarokore
• Polish: bezmyślny (pl)
• Portuguese: irreflexivo
• Spanish: irreflexivo (es)
• Swedish: tanklös (sv), oreflekterad (sv)