Carefree — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

free of trouble and worry and care

cheerfully irresponsible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹfɹiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛndɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛndɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹfɹiː/.

Examples

the carefree joys of childhood
carefree millionaires, untroubled financially
carefree with his money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unworried devil-may-care harum-scarum slaphappy happy-go-lucky freewheeling

Parts of Speech

adjective	free of trouble and worry and care “the carefree joys of childhood”
adjective	cheerfully irresponsible “carefree with his money”

Word Forms

carefreeness	noun	the trait of being without worry or responsibility
harum-scarum	noun	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sorglos

frei von Ärger, Sorgen und Sorgen

🇫🇷French

insouciant

libre de problèmes, de soucis et de soucis

🇪🇸Spanish

despreocupado

libre de problemas, preocupaciones y cuidados

🇮🇹Italian

spensierato

privo di problemi, preoccupazioni e preoccupazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

zorgeloos

vrij van problemen, zorgen en zorg

🇵🇹Portuguese

despreocupado

livre de problemas, preocupações e cuidados

🇷🇺Russian

беззаботный

без проблем, забот и забот

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लापरवाह

परेशानी और चिंता और देखभाल से मुक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তামুক্ত

ঝামেলা এবং উদ্বেগ এবং যত্ন মুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

கவலையற்ற

பிரச்சனை மற்றும் கவலை மற்றும் கவனிப்பு இலவசம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రద్ధలేని

ఇబ్బంది మరియు ఆందోళన మరియు సంరక్షణ లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

निश्चिंत

त्रास आणि काळजी आणि काळजी मुक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

નચિંત

મુશ્કેલી અને ચિંતા અને કાળજીથી મુક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾತಂಕ

ತೊಂದರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಂತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಳಜಿಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

കുഴപ്പവും ഉത്കണ്ഠയും കരുതലും ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ

ਮੁਸੀਬਤ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاپرواہ

پریشانی اور پریشانی اور دیکھ بھال سے پاک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

畅快

无忧无虑

🇯🇵Japanese

のんきな

トラブルや心配、気遣いから解放される

🇰🇷Korean

평온한

문제와 걱정과 근심 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tư

không có rắc rối, lo lắng và quan tâm

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้กังวล

ปราศจากปัญหาและความกังวลและความเอาใจใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

riang

bebas dari masalah, kekhawatiran, dan perhatian

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakialam

walang problema at pag-aalala at pangangalaga

🇲🇾Malay

riang

bebas daripada masalah dan kebimbangan dan kebimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خالي من الهموم

خالية من المتاعب والقلق والرعاية

🇮🇷Persian

بی خیال

بدون دردسر و نگرانی و مراقبت

🇹🇷Turkish

kaygısız

beladan, endişeden ve ilgiden uzak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁאֲנָן

ללא צרות ודאגות ודאגות

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