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1. (adj.) careless
not paying enough attention to what one does.
2. careless
not exact or accurate:
careless work.
3. careless
heedless:
a careless remark.
4. careless
unconcerned.
5. careless
artless; unstudied:
careless beauty.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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| Definition of 'careless' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) careless
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"
2. (adj) careless
effortless and unstudied
"an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
3. (adj) careless(p), regardless
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
"careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"
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1. (adjective) careless
≠ careful
a careless driver/employee; careless about keeping records
2. careless
resulting from being careless
careless mistakes; careless record-keeping
3. careless
≠ considerate
his careless reply/laugh; a carelessly discarded cigarette; She shrugged her shoulders carelessly.; Carelessness causes fires.
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| Definition of 'careless' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) careless
free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted
2. (adj) careless
having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless
3. (adj) careless
without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression
4. (adj) careless
not receiving care; uncared for
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Sense: not careful (enough)
This work is careless; a careless worker.
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 Afrikaans: nalatig; agtelosig |
 Arabic: غَيرُ حَريص/ غَيْرُ حَذِر |
 Bulgarian: невнимателен |
 Brazilian: desleixado |
 Czech: nedbalý |
 German: nachlässig |
 Danish: sjusket; skødesløs |
 Greek: απρόσεκτος |
 Spanish: descuidado, despreocupado |
 Estonian: hooletu |
 Farsi: بی دقت؛ نسنجیده |
 Finnish: varomaton |
 French: négligé, négligent |
 Hebrew: חָסַר זְהִירוּת |
 Hindi: लापरवाह |
 Croatian: nemaran |
 Hungarian: gondatlan |
 Indonesian: lalai |
 Icelandic: kærulaus |
 Italian: disattento, sbadato |
 Japanese: 不注意な |
 Korean: 부주의 |
 Lithuanian: atmestinis, aplaidus |
 Latvian: neuzmanīgs; paviršs |
 Malay: cuai |
 Dutch: slordig |
 Norwegian: skjødesløs, likegyldig, s |
 Polish: niedbały, niestaranny |
 Persian: بی دقت؛ نسنجیده |
 Pashto: بې پامه، بې فكره، بې احتي |
 Portuguese: desleixado |
 Romanian: neglijent |
 Russian: небрежный |
 Slovak: nedbalý, neopatrný |
 Slovenian: zanikrn |
 Serbian: nepažljiv |
 Swedish: slarvig, vårdslös, oaktsa |
 Thai: ไม่ระมัดระวัง |
 Turkish: dikkatsiz |
 Taiwanese: 粗心的 |
 Ukrainian: безтурботний; легковажний |
 Urdu: لا پروا |
 Vietnamese: cẩu thả |
 Chinese: 粗心的 |
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