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Definition of Incautiousness
1. Noun. The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger.
Generic synonyms: Carelessness, Sloppiness
Specialized synonyms: Unwariness, Imprudence
Antonyms: Caution
Derivative terms: Incautious
Definition of Incautiousness
1. Noun. The quality of being incautious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incautiousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incautiousness
Literary usage of Incautiousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Adoniram Judson (1849)
"... incautiousness, n. from above. Incendiary, n. one who sets fire to a building,
a fomenter of discord, In'cense, я. § Incense', к. t. Incentive, а. ..."
2. The Technique of Thomas Hardy by Joseph Warren Beach (1922)
"A slight incautiousness of character, and that inherited, can hardly amount to
the tragic fault in a protagonist regarded as essential to justify the ruling ..."
3. On Letter Writing by Anthony Wilson Thorold (1896)
"... many era- sions will indicate indecisiveness, and though incautiousness in
temperament does not invariably imply incautiousness with pen and ink, ..."
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