thoughtlessness
Étymologie
[modifier le wikicode]- Dérivé de thoughtless, avec le suffixe -ness.
Nom commun
[modifier le wikicode]| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| thoughtlessness \θɔːtləsnɪs\ |
thoughtlessnesses \θɔːtləsnɪs.ɪz\ |
thoughtlessness \θɔːtləsnɪs\
- Caractère distrait, tête en l’air, irréfléchi.
If, after a season of thoughtlessness, you perceive your understanding on a sudden lively to discern, and your will vigorous to pursue heavenly things, you may orthodoxly conclude there has been an effusion, not that there is one now.
— (Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued, III.12, 1778)