Dictionary

carelessness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɛələsnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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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 Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English carlēasnes Middle English *carelesnes English carelessness From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
   • There were, however, 34 deaths among passengers in movement accidents, due mainly to misadventure and carelessness when entering and leaving trains in motion, falling off platforms and out of carriages, and opening and closing carriage doors. 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: B.R. safety in 1959”, in Trains Illustrated, page 708:
   • This accident was caused by carelessness.

Forms

Antonyms

carefulness

Relateds

careless

Synonyms

inattention · negligence

Translations (61)

ro nepăsare (lack of care) · eo senzorgeco (lack of care) · te అజాగ్రత (lack of care) · es imprevisión (lack of care) · cs ledabylost (lack of care) · kk аңғалдық (lack of care) · cmn 草率 (lack of care) · pl bezmyślność (lack of care) · sk ledabolosť (lack of care) · sh nèbriga (lack of care) · kk абайсыздық (lack of care) · pt descuido (lack of care) · ja 軽率 (lack of care) · es dejadez (lack of care) · ru беззабо́тность (lack of care) · hi बेफ़िक्री (lack of care) · sh nȅmār (lack of care) · ru легкомы́слие (lack of care) · fr incurie (lack of care) · bg лекомисленост (lack of care) · kk ұқыпсыздық (lack of care) · hi निश्चिंतता (lack of care) · sv oaktsamhet (lack of care) · ru легкомы́сленность (lack of care) · ca desídia (lack of care) · cs nedbalost (lack of care) · cmn 大意 (lack of care) · kk қамсыздық (lack of care) · vi sự bất cẩn (lack of care) · pt negligência (lack of care) · ja 油断 (lack of care) · kk бейқамдық (lack of care) · cs lehkomyslnost (lack of care) · es desprevención (lack of care) · ja 不注意 (lack of care) · la indīligentia (lack of care) · es descuido (lack of care) · nl onoplettendheid (lack of care) · pl lekkomyślność (lack of care) · de Leichtsinn (lack of care) · sv lättsinne (lack of care) · nl onvoorzichtigheid (lack of care) · eo malzorgeco (lack of care) · fi varomattomuus (lack of care) · kk абайламаушылық (lack of care) · fi huolimattomuus (lack of care) · nl achteloosheid (lack of care) · ga leibideacht (lack of care) · ca negligència (lack of care) · ca descurança (lack of care) · hi लापरवाही (lack of care) · fr négligence (lack of care) · kk алаңғасарлық (lack of care) · la neglegentia (lack of care) · de Unvorsichtigkeit (lack of care) · cmn 粗心 (lack of care) · la incūria (lack of care) · el απροσεξία (lack of care) · it negligenza (lack of care) · tl kapabayaan (lack of care) · sv vårdslöshet (lack of care)