Careless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

effortless and unstudied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹləs/.

Examples

careless about her clothes
forgotten by some careless person
a careless housekeeper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

regardless

Antonyms

careful

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful “careless about her clothes”
adjective	effortless and unstudied “an impression of careless elegance”
adjective	(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration “careless of the consequences”

Word Forms

carelessness

noun

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachlässig

gekennzeichnet durch mangelnde Aufmerksamkeit, Rücksichtnahme, Voraussicht oder Gründlichkeit; nicht vorsichtig

🇫🇷French

imprudent

marqué par un manque d'attention, de considération, de prévoyance ou de minutie ; pas prudent

🇪🇸Spanish

descuidado

marcado por falta de atención, consideración, previsión o minuciosidad; no tiene cuidado

🇮🇹Italian

negligente

contrassegnato da mancanza di attenzione, considerazione, lungimiranza o accuratezza; non attento

🇳🇱Dutch

onzorgvuldig

gekenmerkt door een gebrek aan aandacht, overweging, vooruitziendheid of grondigheid; niet voorzichtig

🇵🇹Portuguese

descuidado

marcado por falta de atenção ou consideração ou premeditação ou meticulosidade; não tome cuidado

🇷🇺Russian

беспечный

отмечен недостатком внимания, внимания, предусмотрительности или тщательности; не осторожен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लापरवाह

ध्यान या विचार या पूर्वविवेक या संपूर्णता की कमी से चिह्नित; सावधान नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাবধান

মনোযোগ বা বিবেচনার অভাব বা পূর্বচিন্তা বা পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খতার দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; সতর্ক না

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனக்குறைவான

கவனம் அல்லது கவனமின்மை அல்லது முன்யோசனை அல்லது முழுமையான தன்மை ஆகியவற்றால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது; கவனமாக இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అజాగ్రత్త

శ్రద్ధ లేదా పరిశీలన లేదా ముందస్తు ఆలోచన లేదా పరిపూర్ణత లేకపోవడంతో గుర్తించబడింది; జాగ్రత్తగా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्काळजी

लक्ष किंवा विचार किंवा पूर्वविचार किंवा पूर्णतेच्या अभावाने चिन्हांकित; सावध नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકાર

ધ્યાન અથવા વિચારણા અથવા અગમચેતી અથવા સંપૂર્ણતાના અભાવ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; સાવચેત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಡ್ಡೆ

ಗಮನ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಗಣನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದಾಲೋಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

ശ്രദ്ധയുടെയോ പരിഗണനയുടെയോ മുൻകരുതലിൻ്റെയോ സമഗ്രതയുടെയോ അഭാവം കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; സൂക്ഷിച്ചില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ

ਧਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਵ-ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਨਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ; ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاپرواہ

توجہ یا غور کی کمی یا پیشن گوئی یا مکمل طور پر نشان زد؛ محتاط نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗心

以缺乏关注、考虑、深思熟虑或彻底性为特征；不小心

🇯🇵Japanese

不注意

注意、考慮、先見の明、または徹底的さの欠如が特徴です。注意しない

🇰🇷Korean

경솔한

주의나 고려, 사전 고려나 철저함의 부족으로 표시됩니다. 조심하지 않다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất cẩn

được đánh dấu bằng sự thiếu chú ý hoặc cân nhắc hoặc suy tính trước hoặc kỹ lưỡng; không cẩn thận

🇹🇭Thai

สะเพร่า

ขาดความเอาใจใส่หรือพิจารณาหรือรอบคอบหรือรอบคอบ ไม่ระวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ceroboh

ditandai dengan kurangnya perhatian atau pertimbangan atau pemikiran ke depan atau ketelitian; kurang teliti

🇵🇭Filipino

pabaya

minarkahan ng kawalan ng pansin o pagsasaalang-alang o pag-iisip o pagiging masinsinan; hindi maingat

🇲🇾Malay

cuai

ditandai dengan kekurangan perhatian atau pertimbangan atau pemikiran sebelumnya atau ketelitian; tidak berhati-hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهمل

تتميز بعدم الاهتمام أو الاعتبار أو التدبر أو الدقة؛ غير حذر

🇮🇷Persian

بی دقتی

با عدم توجه یا توجه یا تدبیر یا دقت مشخص می شود. مراقب نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatsiz

dikkat veya düşünce eksikliği veya öngörü veya titizlik eksikliği ile işaretlenmiş; dikkatli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַשְׁלָנִי

מסומן בחוסר תשומת לב או התחשבות או מחשבה מוקדמת או יסודיות; לא זהיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'careless'?

The primary meaning of 'careless' is 'marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'careless' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'careless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'careless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'careless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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