heedless meaning and definition

HEEDLESS adjective

Definition of heedless (adjective)

1. marked by or paying little heed or attention
   • "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"
   • synonyms: unheeding
   • antonym: attentive
2. characterized by careless unconcern
   • "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
   • synonyms: reckless