careless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɛɚ.ləs/ (General-American)
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- /ˈkɛəlɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kiə.ləs/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /keː.ləs/ (Australia)
- /kɛɹ.ləs/ (General-American)
- /keɹ.ləs/ (Scotland)
- /kɜː(ɹ).ləs/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /keə.ləs/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /ˈkɛələs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English carlēas Middle English careles English careless From Middle English careles, from Old English carlēas (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care + -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (“careless, negligent”).
Meanings
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Not concerned or worried (about).
"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" "This morning, before father went downtown." Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
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Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
These ballads, none of which are later than the fifteenth century, are written in a strain of the most artless simplicity, not the slightest attempt at ornament is to be discerned in them; the same ideas and expressions continually recur, and the rimes are the most careless imaginable, often a mere assonnance in vowels or consonants, sometimes not possessing even that slight similarity of sound.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 132:I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.
1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 35:Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.
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(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
Jessica was careless about putting her shorts on properly.
Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 27, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more careless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most careless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
carelessly · beastly careless · overcareless · carelessness
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
casual · neglectful · slovenly · unbothered · happy-go-lucky · insouciant · cursory · wanton · laid-back · serene · careless · slack · undisturbed · chill · unfaithful · unanxious · solute · slapdash · derelict · cool · untroubled · lax · devil-may-care · indifferent · loose · airy · sloppy · unruffled · negligent · slipshod · reckless · offhand · irregardless · lash · unconcerned · carefree · easy-breezy · mellow · regardless · heedless · relaxed · reckless · laid-back · easygoing · pococurante · nonchalant · negligent · unworried · remiss · irrespective · incautious · tranquil · at peace · leisurely · at ease · careless · unconcerned · lighthearted
Translations (152)
sq i pakujdesshëm (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es poco / no cuidadoso (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · bn অসাবধান (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de fahrlässig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · da lemfældig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hy անուշադիր (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · az səhlənkar (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · mk немарен (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ja 軽率 (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ang ġīemelēas (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · is hirðulaus (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sv oaktsam (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · te శ్రద్ధలేని (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · gu બેદરકાર (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cs nedbalý (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ang carleas (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pms stordì (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nl nalatig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · bg безгри́жен (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · fi huoleton (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de säumig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · gd coma (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nl onbedachtzaam (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · mi tupehau (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka დაუდევარი (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · uk недба́лий (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es irresponsable (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ja 迂闊 (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · da uforsigtig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · grc ἀμελής (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cy anofalus (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · eo senatenta (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pdt schloff (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de unbedacht (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · el απερίσκεπτος (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ga anaireach (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · da letsindig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · tr ihmalkâr (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cmn 大意 (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ar غَيْر مُبَالِي (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · tr ihmalci (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hu könnyelmű (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ru неради́вый (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ro neglijent (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · fr étourdi (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · be неасцярожны (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka უგულისყურო (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · it inaccurato (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sq i shkujdesur (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb skjødesløs (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pl niedbały (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · af sorgeloos (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hi असावधान (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · tl pabaya (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · th ซุ่มซ่าม (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nso sa hlokomelego (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de unvorsichtig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · be нядбайны (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · da skødesløs (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sk nedbanlivý (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pt descuidado (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · fr négligent (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hu figyelmetlen (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sv slarvig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hu hanyag (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ro nepăsător (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · fr distrait (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ca imprudent (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · uk неува́жний (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb uaktsom (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pdt schlopmetzich (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es dejado (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ru небре́жный (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · km ធ្វេសប្រហែស (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nl onvoorzichtig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka უყურადღებო (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · th สะเพร่า (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ny wosasamala (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pt negligente (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb slurvete (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · gl descoido (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ay maysarnukuta (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · eo malzorga (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · it negligente (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · is kærulaus (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · vi bất cẩn (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb lemfeldig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka დაუფიქრებელი (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sk nepozorný (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · fi huolimaton (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cmn 輕率 /轻率 (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sh nèbrižan (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hu gondatlan (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · da uagtsom (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · bg невнима́телен (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · it negletto (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · mi pakihaha (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ru невнима́тельный (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · la indīligēns (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · pt desatencioso (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · my သတိလက်လွတ် (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es descuidado (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka წინდაუხედავი (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb lettsindig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · gl descoidado (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb uoverveid (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ht en neglijan (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es desprolijo (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ka გაუფრთხილებელი (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ja 不注意 (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · it superficiale (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sv vårdslös (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nl onachtzaam (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · mi whakaarokore (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · az ehtiyatsız (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · hy անփույթ (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ca negligent (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cs lehkomyslný (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb tankeløs (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · mi tīrere (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · et hoolimatuks (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · id ceroboh (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cy diofal (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · et hooletu (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de nachlässig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sk neopatrný (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cs neopatrný (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sv försumlig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · he רשלן (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb ubetenksom (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es negligente (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nl achteloos (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · tr umursamaz (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · cs lhostejný (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de leichtfertig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · la neglegēns (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · el αμελής (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ga neamartach (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de unachtsam (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · th ประมาท (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · it spensierato (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · el απρόσεκτος (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · nb uforsiktig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · bn যত্নহীন (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · es desatentado (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · eo senzorga (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ga faillitheach (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · dv ފަރުވާކުޑަވުން (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · bm hamibali (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · sh nȅmāran (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · de leichtsinnig (not giving sufficient attention or thought) · ee ɖematsɔleme (not giving sufficient attention or thought)