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Remissness vs Thoughtlessness - What's the difference?

remissness | thoughtlessness | Related terms |

Remissness is a related term of thoughtlessness.


As nouns the difference between remissness and thoughtlessness

is that remissness is the characteristic of being remiss; carelessness; negligence; tardiness while thoughtlessness is disregard for other's feelings.

remissness

English

Noun

(es)
  • The characteristic of being remiss; carelessness; negligence; tardiness.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:Impunity and remissenes , for certain are the bane of a Commonwealth, but here the great art lyes to discern in what the law is to bid restraint and punishment, and in what things perswasion only is to work.
  • *1842 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ‘The Myster of Marie Rogêt’:
  • *:‘I have copied them chiefly to show you the extreme remissness of the police, who, as far as I can understand from the Prefect, have not troubled themselves, in any respect, with an examination of the naval officer alluded to.’

    • thoughtlessness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • disregard for other's feelings
  • heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions

    • Antonyms

    * thoughtfulness