incautiousness

2 definitions found

incautiousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.
     incautus.]
     Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the
     circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;
     careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           You . . . incautious tread
           On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.
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           His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
           incautious reader.                       --Keill.
  
     Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
          careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly,
          adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

incautiousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  incautiousness
      n 1: the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn:
           incaution, incautiousness] [ant: carefulness,
           caution, cautiousness]