In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
Etymology
Adjective
careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)
Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11thc.]
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]
(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11thc.]
Synonyms
• See also careless
Anagrams
• acreless, raceless, rescales
Source: Wiktionary
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
30 November 2024
HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
Coffee Trivia
