What does careless mean?
Definitions for careless
ˈkɛər lɪscare·less
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word careless.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
carelessadjective
effortless and unstudied
"an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
careless(p), regardlessadjective
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
"careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"
Wiktionary
carelessadjective
Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
carelessadjective
Not concerned or worried (about).
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.
Etymology: From careles, from carleas, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Carelessadjective
Etymology: from care.
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.
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.The freedom of saying as many careless things as other people, without being so severely remarked upon. Alexander Pope.
Careless of thunder from the clouds that break,
My only omens from your looks I take. George Granville.
Wikipedia
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).
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Carelessadjective
free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted
Carelessadjective
having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless
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
Carelessadjective
not receiving care; uncared for
Editors Contribution
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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Anagrams for careless »
rescales
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of careless in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of careless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of careless in a Sentence
I wish the sheriff would have explained it a little differently, i thought he was not careless but his choice of words could have been picked a bit better when he said they found 500 rounds of ammunition. Immediately everybody thinks 500 rounds of bullets. I know what people are going to take away from that – first, they hear the 500 rounds and they don't hear anything else past that. That's a problem.
Didi stood accused of being reckless, careless, this was damaging society, and anything that damages social stability gets you in major trouble with the party, which is charged with guaranteeing it.
I haven't been careless, i think I can be more mature about it and more diligent about it... Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has typos.
I made a lot of mistakes that day, just being careless, every time I go out there, I try not make the same mistakes and realize how precious life is.
There are a lot of issues, and the school is rather careless about the whole thing.
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- небрежен, немарлив, невнимателен, безгриженBulgarian
- negligent, imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- nedbalý, lehkomyslný, lhostejnýCzech
- unachtsam, leichtsinnig, fahrlässig, sorglos, unbekümmert, unvorsichtig, unbedachtGerman
- ανέμελος, απρόσεκτος, αμελής, απερίσκεπτος, ξέγνοιαστοςGreek
- malzorgaEsperanto
- descuidado, despreocupado, negligente, irresponsableSpanish
- négligent, étourdi, insouciantFrench
- comaScottish Gaelic
- figyelmetlen, gondtalan, gondatlanHungarian
- kærulaus, hirðulaus, kátur, áhyggjulausIcelandic
- neglegēnsLatin
- tīrere, pakihahaMāori
- onbedachtzaam, achteloos, onvoorzichtig, onverschilligDutch
- despreocupado, desatencioso, descuidadoPortuguese
- nepăsător, neglijentRomanian
- беззабо́тный, беспе́чный, небре́жный, невнима́тельныйRussian
- nèbrižan, nȅmāran, bezbrižanSerbo-Croatian
- สะเพร่า, ประมาท, ซุ่มซ่ามThai
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