UNTHOUGHTFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unthoughtfulness mean? 

• UNTHOUGHTFULNESS (noun)
  The noun UNTHOUGHTFULNESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of not thinking carefully before acting

  Familiarity information: UNTHOUGHTFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNTHOUGHTFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of not thinking carefully before acting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

thoughtlessness; unthoughtfulness

Hypernyms ("unthoughtfulness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unthoughtfulness"):

foolhardiness; rashness; recklessness (the trait of giving little thought to danger)

impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection)

Antonym:

thoughtfulness (the trait of thinking carefully before acting)

Derivation:

unthoughtful (not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)