CARELESSNESS

negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

(noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

carelessness, sloppiness

(noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carelessness (countable and uncountable, plural carelessnesses)

Lack of care.

Synonyms

• inattention

• negligence

Antonyms

• carefulness

Anagrams

• racelessness

Source: Wiktionary


Care"less*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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