careless (ˈkɛəlɪs
)
Definitions
adjective
- done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent
- often foll by in, of, or about unconcerned in attitude or action; heedless; indifferent (to) ⇒
she's very careless about her clothes
- (usually prenominal) carefree
- (usually prenominal) unstudied; artless ⇒
an impression of careless elegance
Alternative Forms
ˈcarelessly adverb ˈcarelessness nounSynonyms
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slapdash,
irresponsible,
sloppy,
cavalier,
offhand,
neglectful,
slipshod,
lackadaisical,
inattentive,
regardless,
Translations
- British English:
careless
If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes.The company was careless about safety.ˈkɛəlɪs ADJECTIVE The company was careless about safety.
- Spanish:
descuidado
adj descuidada
- French:
négligent
adj
- German:
nachlässig
adj
- Chinese: 粗心大意的 adj
- Arabic: مُهْمِل adj
- Portuguese: descuidado adj descuidada
- Russian: небрежный adj небрежная
- Croatian: nebrižan adj nebrižna
- Czech: neopatrný adj
- Danish: skødesløs adj
- Dutch: achteloos adj
- Finnish: huolimaton adj
- Greek: απρόσεκτος adj απρόσεκτη
- Italian: negligente adj
- Japanese: 不注意な no_posp
- Korean: 부주의한 adj
- Norwegian: uvøren adj
- Polish: niedbały adj niedbała
- Brazilian Portuguese: descuidado adj descuidada
- European Spanish:
descuidado
adj descuidada
- Swedish: slarvig adj slarvigt
- Thai: ไม่ระมัดระวัง adj
- Turkish: dikkatsiz adj
- Vietnamese: cẩu thả adj