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Answer for the clue "The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger ", 14 letters:
incautiousness

Word definitions for incautiousness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: incaution ] [ant: caution ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark. You . . . ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being incautious.

Usage examples of incautiousness.

With characteristic Anglo-Saxon incautiousness he had brought on board, with the rest of his baggage, a case containing no less than thirty pounds of picrate, and had allowed the explosive matter to be stowed in the hold with as little compunction as a Frenchman would feel in smuggling a single bottle of wine.

With the incautiousness of youth he openly avowed his royalist opinions in the cafe which he frequented.