CARELESS

careless

(adjective) effortless and unstudied; “an impression of careless elegance”; “danced with careless grace”

careless

(adjective) marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; “careless about her clothes”; “forgotten by some careless person”; “a careless housekeeper”; “careless proofreading”; “it was a careless mistake”; “hurt by a careless remark”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)

Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11^thc.]

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16^thc.]

(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11^thc.]

Synonyms

• See also careless

Anagrams

• acreless, raceless, rescales

Source: Wiktionary

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Care"less, a. Etym: [AS. cearleás.]

1. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted. Spenser. Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. Shak.

2. Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless. My brother was too careless of his charge. Shak. He grew careless of himself. Steele.

3. Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneouse; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression. He framed the careless rhyme. Beatie.

4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.] Their many wounds and careless hatms. Spemser.

Syn.

– Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking; inattentive; incautious; remiss; forgetful; regardless; inconsiderate; listless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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