thoughtless

«thoughtless» in Mova's judaism dictionary: not thinking about how your actions or words affect other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (thoughtless, more thoughtless, most thoughtless)

meaning for a pupil

1) Thoughtless means not thinking about how your actions or words affect other people, often in a way that is unkind or rude. tree →

2) Thoughtless can mean careless: done without thinking about what might happen. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs it means simple, naive and easily led astray, lacking wisdom, rather than only unkind. Interpretation: The "thoughtless" are those who can still be taught. Wisdom calls them to learn, and Folly lures them away. In the primary lessons: In PSHE and stories, a thoughtless comment can hurt someone's feelings even if it was not meant badly; characters learn to be more thoughtful. In safety, thoughtless actions, like leaving a toy on the stairs, can cause accidents. Phrases: «a thoughtless remark», «how thoughtless of me».

examples

• 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing. (Writings PRO.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. (Writings PRO.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• It was thoughtless of me to forget your birthday. tree →
• His thoughtless joke upset her. tree →
• Dropping litter is thoughtless. tree →
• Leaving the gate open was thoughtless — the dog got out. tree →
• I'm sorry, that was a thoughtless thing to say. tree →
• The thoughtless driver splashed everyone at the bus stop. tree →
• “I am very thoughtless,” said Crimthann humbly. tree →

note

From «thought» + «-less». Opposite: «thoughtful» (kind and caring, or thinking deeply). Noun: «thoughtlessness».

In the corpora

• 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness?
• For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
• And I beheld among the thoughtless ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
• O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
• 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thoughtless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.