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Headless vs Careless - What's the difference?

headless | careless |

As adjectives the difference between headless and careless

is that headless is without a head; decapitated while careless is free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

headless

English

Adjective

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  • Without a head; decapitated.
    • How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?
  • Without a head in the sense of leadership.
    • The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing.
  • (linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having a head morpheme or word.
  • (computing) Running without a user interface; specifically , running without a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
  • * 2003 , William Boswell, Inside Windows Server 2003 , Addison-Wesley, ISBN 978-0-7357-1158-7, page 62:
    • /redirect. Used for console redirection in headless servers.
  • * 2007 , Carla Schroder, Linux Networking Cookbook , O’Reilly Media (2008), ISBN 978-0-596-10248-7, page 47:
    • Routers typically run headless , without a keyboard or monitor.
  • * 2010 , Charles Bell et al., MySQL High Availability: Tools for Building Robust Data Centers , O'Reilly Media, ISBN 978-0-596-80730-6, page 278:
    • This is not unexpected for a Windows system running as a virtual machine or a headless server
  • (of beer) Without a head of foam.
  • (obsolete) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash.
    • Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning. — Spenser.

    Derived terms

    * headlessly * headlessness * run around like a headless chicken

    careless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
  • *:
  • *:Good-humored, easy, and careless , he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
  • Not concerned or worried (about).
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  • *:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
  • Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
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