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Negligent vs Heedless - What's the difference?

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Negligent is a related term of heedless.


As adjectives the difference between negligent and heedless

is that negligent is negligent (culpable due to negligence) while heedless is unaware, without noticing.

negligent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
  • (legal) Culpable due to negligence.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * negligence ----

    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