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Heedless vs Facetious - What's the difference?

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Heedless is a related term of facetious.


As adjectives the difference between heedless and facetious

is that heedless is unaware, without noticing while facetious is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

heedless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unaware, without noticing.
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  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless ." ΒΆ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.

    • Derived terms

    * heedlessness

    facetious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
    • Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious .
  • Pleasantly humorous, jocular.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * facetiously * facetiousness

    External links

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