CARELESS


Meaning of CARELESS in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷lə̇s, -R also ˈkal- adjective

Etymology: Middle English carelees, from Old English carlēas, from caru care + -lēas -less

1.

a. : free from care, anxiety, or responsibility

careless infancy

b. : having no concern or interest : unconcerned , unmindful

raise all kinds of hope, careless of the disillusionment that will certainly follow — Granville Hicks

2. : not taking ordinary or proper care : neglectful , heedless , inattentive , regardless

my brother was too careless of his charge — Shakespeare

careless of hardship

3. : not receiving or exhibiting care:

a. obsolete : not attended to or cared for

b. : done, made, or caused without attention to rule or system : unstudied , spontaneous

her careless refinement of manner — G.B.Shaw

c. : done, said, or written without due care : negligent , heedless , slovenly

writing that is careless and full of errors

• care·less·ly adverb

• care·less·ness noun -es

II. noun

also careless weed

( -es )

Etymology: careless (uncared for)

1. : any of several herbs of the genus Amaranthus (especially A. palmeri )

2. : burweed marsh elder

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.