单词 | thoughtlessness |
释义 | thoughtlessnessn. The quality or state of being thoughtless (in various senses); lack of thought or consideration; carelessness, inconsiderateness; absence of thought or thoughts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or thoughtlessness unconsiderationc1449 inconsideration1526 inconsiderance1549 inconsiderateness1591 inconsiderancy1599 unconsiderateness1611 incogitancy1612 perperitude1623 thoughtlessness1624 indeliberationa1631 incogitance1637 gaiety1703 inconsideracy1748 étourderie1763 slobberiness1845 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > inconsiderateness thoughtlessness1816 inconsiderateness1858 inconsideration1872 1624 J. Donne Deuotions iv. 73 Whats become of his soaring thoughts, his compassing thoughts, when himselfe brings himselfe to the ignorance, to the thoughtlesness of the Graue? 1687 F. Atterbury Answer Considerations Spirit Luther 58 What a strange thoughtlessness is this to write a book, and then baulk the whole design of it, just when 'tis to be shutt up? a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 96 The remains of the night [they spend] in sleep, idleness, thoughtlessness [etc.]. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 420 Dry wood, with which they..provide themselves, but only from day to day, through their thoughtlessness of to-morrow. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. xv. 283 Faults of inconsideration and thoughtlessness. a1862 H. T. Buckle Misc. Wks. (1872) I. 27 Vice is often cunning and wary; but thoughtlessness is always profuse and reckless. 1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Oct. 3/1 The thoughtlessness of some of her actions is only equalled by their stupidity. 1912 L. Beesley Loss of SS Titanic viii. 248 The thing is a defect in human life of to-day—thoughtlessness for the well-being of our fellow-men. 1938 R. Graves Coll. Poems 150 Nor could a compromise be found Between the giver's thoughtlessness And his own more-than-thanklessness. 1974 W. Foley Child in Forest 136 The selfish thoughtlessness of a daughter old enough to know better. 1988 Yoga & Health Apr. 12/2 With the fading out of the one idea, there is a stage of mental vacuity or thoughtlessness. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) x. 236 At a time when music was still banned, his gesture had seemed thrillingly pointed, but it was probably no more than youthful thoughtlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624 |
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