Both Uses of
heed
in
A Room With A View
- Lucy stood by the central table, heedless of Punch and the Graphic, trying to answer, or at all events to formulate the questions rioting in her brain.†
Chpt 5 *heedless = 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.
- But his correction passed unheeded.†
Chpt 10unheeded = ignoredstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheeded means not and reverses the meaning of heeded. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice