INCAUTIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger

Synonyms:

incaution; incautiousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("incautiousness" is a kind of...):

carelessness; sloppiness (the quality of not being careful or taking pains)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incautiousness"):

unwariness (the trait of not being cautious and watchful)

imprudence (a lack of caution in practical affairs)

Derivation:

incautious (carelessly failing to exercise proper caution)