Definitions for Careless
ˈkɛər lɪscare·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carelessadjective

   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. carelessadjective

   effortless and unstudied

   "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

3. careless(p), regardlessadjective

   (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

   "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carelessadjective

   Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

2. carelessadjective

   Not concerned or worried (about).

3. carelessadjective

   Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

   Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.

4. Etymology: From careles, from carleas, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carelessadjective

   Etymology: from care.

   1. Without care; without solicitude; unconcerned; negligent; inattentive; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; neglectful; unheeding; unthinking; unmindful; with of or about.

   Knowing that if the worst befal them, they shall lose nothing but themselves; whereof they seem very careless. Edmund Spenser, Irel.

   Nor lose the good advantage of his grace,
   By seeming cold, or careless of his will. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   A woman the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house. Ben Jonson.

   A father, unnaturally careless of his child, sells or gives him to another man. John Locke.

   2. Cheerful; undisturbed.

   Thus wisely careless, innocently gay,
   Cheerful he play’d. Alexander Pope.

   In my cheerful morn of life,
   When nurs’d by careless solitude I liv’d,
   And sung of nature with unceasing joy,
   Pleas’d have I wander’d through your rough domain. James Thomson, Autumn, l. 5.

   3. Unheeded; thoughtless; unconsidered.

   The freedom of saying as many careless things as other people, without being so severely remarked upon. Alexander Pope.

   4. Unmoved by; unconcerned at.

   Careless of thunder from the clouds that break,
   My only omens from your looks I take. George Granville.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Careless

   Careless is the second single released by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Messengers from their 1989 studio album, So Much Water So Close to Home. The song was written by Kelly and co-produced with Scott Litt. The single was released in November 1989 on the Mushroom Records label. It reached the Top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was later covered by Renée Geyer on Difficult Woman (1994), Angie Hart on Women at the Well (2002), and Ozi Batla (MC for The Herd) on Before Too Long (2010).

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1. careless

   Careless refers to the lack of proper attention or consideration, resulting in mistakes, accidents, or harm due to neglect or nonchalance. It implies a lack of concern about or interest in the consequences or effects of one's actions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carelessadjective

   free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted

2. Carelessadjective

   having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless

3. Carelessadjective

   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. Carelessadjective

   not receiving care; uncared for

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. careless

   Careless is a clumsy in a way of not thinking what is good or right.

   Careless is the one who was unmindful or not focus on work.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 16, 2015  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Careless in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Careless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Careless in a Sentence

1. James Peaco III:

   If it's just clueless or careless, we'll either issue a citation or even just warn them off and tell them not to do it, if they've done something very egregious and really interrupted operations or they refuse to comply, then we have federal felony charges that we can apply to the situation.

2. Benjamin Harrison:

   We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.

3. Patrick Green:

   There was a mad rush that was careless in its approach.

4. Rattanak Te:

   Angkor Wat is the most famous sacred ... temple in Cambodia, where everyone not only tourists but also Cambodians themselves has to pay respect, it definitely upsets me and all Cambodians, because outsiders will think we Cambodian people are careless and do not take good care of this World Heritage (site) by allowing these tourists to do such an unacceptable act.

5. Zak Evans ':

   Police Chief Heath Landry said. Zak Evans ' said Zak Evans ' was mad, but it was only because Zak Evans ' was worried about Zak Evans ' wife and baby. Cabrini Hospital intervened in the father’s arrest, however ; a doctor called and said there might be issues with the pregnancy. Officers wrote Zak Evans ' a ticket for speeding, flight from an officer and careless operation. Creola Police dropped off Evans in the hospital parking lot, but he missed the birth of Zak Evans ', Zak Evans ', who came in at 4 pounds, 4 ounces. Police Chief Heath Landry said the arrest was a public safety issue, but the Evanses said Creola Police still are unhappy about the incident. But, the family is choosing to look at the bright side : Zak Evans ' is going to be OK. She's alive, thanks to the Cabrini team. She's alive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Careless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Careless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Careless
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Careless