different between unwary vs thoughtless

English

Etymology

From un- +? wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærl?? (“unwary, heedless”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

unwary (comparative unwarier, superlative unwariest)

1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
2. Unprepared; not watchful

Quotations

• 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

  Three little maids who, all unwary,
  Come from a ladies' seminary

Synonyms

• careless

Related terms

• unwarily

Translations

Anagrams

• runway, unwray

English

Etymology

thought +? -less

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????tl?s/, /????tl?s/
• (General American) enPR: thôt’l?s, thôt’l?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?s/, /???tl?s/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät’l?s, thät’l?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?s/, /???tl?s/

Adjective

thoughtless (comparative more thoughtless, superlative most thoughtless)

1. Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.
2. Inconsiderate, inattentive.

   A thoughtless remark.

3. Lacking thought or consideration.

   The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.

Coordinate terms

• short-sighted

Derived terms

• thoughtlessly
• thoughtlessness

Translations