careless

English

Etymology

From Middle English careles, from Old English carlēas (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛəlɘs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)ləs

Adjective

careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)

(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11^thc.]
- 1851 October 18, Herman Melville, chapter 27, in The Whale, 1st British edition, London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 14262177; Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, 14 November 1851, OCLC 57395299:
  :
  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.
Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11^thc.]
- 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 24962326:
  
  "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.
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16^thc.]
Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

Translations

not concerned or worried — see carefree

not giving sufficient attention or thought

Armenian: անուշադիր (hy) (anušadir), անփույթ (anpʿuytʿ)
Bulgarian: невнимателен (bg) (nevnimatelen), безгрижен (bg) (bezgrižen)
Catalan: imprudent, negligent (ca)
Czech: lehkomyslný, nedbalý, lhostejný
Danish: skødesløs, uforsigtig, uagtsom, letsindig, lemfældig (da)
Dutch: onvoorzichtig (nl), onbedachtzaam, achteloos (nl), nalatig (nl), onachtzaam (nl)
Esperanto: malzorga
Finnish: huoleton (fi)
French: négligent (fr) m, étourdi (fr) m, distrait (fr) m, distraite (fr) f
Georgian: დაუდევარი (daudevari), დაუფიქრებელი (daupikrebeli), უგულისყურო (ugulisq̇uro), გაუფრთხილებელი (gauprtxilebeli), წინდაუხედავი (c̣indauxedavi), უყურადღებო (uq̇uradɣebo)
German: unvorsichtig, unbedacht, unachtsam (de), leichtsinnig (de), fahrlässig (de), nachlässig (de)
Greek: απρόσεκτος (el) (aprósektos), απερίσκεπτος (el) m (aperískeptos), αμελής (el) m (amelís)
Hebrew: רשלן‎‎ m (rashlan)
Hungarian: figyelmetlen (hu), gondatlan (hu), hanyag (hu)
Icelandic: kærulaus (is), hirðulaus
Indonesian: ceroboh (id)

Irish: anaireach
Japanese: 不注意 (fuchūi), 軽率 (ja) (keisotsu)
Latin: neglegēns
Maori: tīrere, pakihaha
Portuguese: descuidado (pt), desatencioso (pt), negligente (pt)
Romanian: nepăsător (ro), neglijent (ro)
Russian: невнима́тельный (ru) (nevnimátelʹnyj), небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj), неради́вый (ru) (neradívyj)
Scottish Gaelic: coma
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: nȅmāran (sh), nèbrižan (sh)
Spanish: descuidado (es), irresponsable (es), negligente (es)
Tagalog: pabaya
Telugu: శ్రద్ధలేని (te) (śraddhalēni)
Thai: ซุ่มซ่าม (th) (sûmsâam), ประมาท (th) (bpràmàat), สะเพร่า (th) (sàprâo)
Turkish: ihmalci (tr), ihmalkâr (tr), umursamaz (tr)

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Swahili: ^{(please verify)} pumbaa

Anagrams

acreless, raceless, rescales

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