Both Uses
heed
in
A Doll's House
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- Why do you pay any heed to that?
Act 3 *heed = attention
- Oh, you think and talk like a heedless child.†
Act 3heedless = ignorant or ignoring; or not following advicestandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
Definitions:
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(1)
(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)