careless

care·less  (kârls)

adj.

1. Taking insufficient care; negligent: a careless housekeeper; careless proofreading.

2. Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness: a careless mistake.

3. Showing a lack of consideration: a careless remark.

4. Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless: careless of the consequences.

5. Unstudied or effortless: danced with careless grace.

6. Exhibiting a disposition that is free from cares; cheerful: a careless grin; a careless wave of the hand.

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careless·ly adv.

careless·ness n.

Synonyms: careless, heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent
These adjectives apply to what is marked by insufficient care or attention. Careless often implies negligence: "It is natural for careless writers to run into faults they never think of" (George Berkeley).
Heedless often suggests recklessness: "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics" (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
Thoughtless applies to actions taken without due consideration: "But thoughtless follies laid him low / And stain'd his name" (Robert Burns).
Inadvertent implies unintentional lack of care: With an inadvertent gesture, she swept the vase off the table.

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careless [ˈkɛəlɪs]

adj

1. done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent

2. (often foll by in, of, or about) unconcerned in attitude or action; heedless; indifferent (to) she's very careless about her clothes

3. (usually prenominal) carefree

4. (usually prenominal) unstudied; artless an impression of careless elegance

carelessly  adv

carelessness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	careless - 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" inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight" negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
	2.	careless - effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace" artless - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
	3.	careless - (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" regardless heedless, unheeding - marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"

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careless

adjective

1. slapdash, irresponsible, sloppy (informal), cavalier, offhand, neglectful, slipshod, lackadaisical, inattentive He pleaded guilty to careless driving.
slapdash alert, attentive, correct, careful, cautious, wary, on the ball (informal), watchful

2. negligent, hasty, unconcerned, cursory, perfunctory, thoughtless, indiscreet, unthinking, forgetful, absent-minded, inconsiderate, heedless, remiss, incautious, unmindful She's careless about her personal hygiene.
negligent concerned, careful, anxious, painstaking

3. nonchalant, casual, offhand, artless, unstudied With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball on its way.
nonchalant careful, painstaking

Translations

careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] ADJ

1. (= negligent) [person] → descuidado; [appearance] → descuidado, desaliñado; [handwriting] → poco cuidado
careless driving → conducción f negligente
careless driver → conductor(a) m/f negligente
a careless mistake → una falta de atención, un descuido
she was producing work that was careless → no ponía cuidado en el trabajo que hacía
it was careless of her to do that → no fue muy prudente de or por su parte hacer eso
how careless of me! → ¡qué descuido!
his spelling is careless → no pone cuidado en la ortografía
you shouldn't be so careless with money → deberías tener más cuidado con el dinero, deberías mirar más el dinero

2. (= thoughtless) [remark, comment] → desconsiderado
she is careless of others → no le importan los demás → es desconsiderada con los demás

3. (= carefree) [existence, days] → despreocupado

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careless [ˈkɛə^rləs] adj

[person] → négligent(e)
She's very careless → Elle est très négligente.
to be careless with sth → ne pas se soucier de qch
to be careless of sth (= heedless) [+ health] → être peu soucieux/euse de qch
to be careless of one's appearance → être négligé(e), être négligé(e) de sa personne

[driver] → imprudent(e)

[use] → inconsidéré(e)

[talk] → irréfléchi(e)

[handling] → négligent(e)

[mistake] → d'inattention
a careless mistake → une faute d'inattention careless driving
careless driving n → conduite f dangereuse

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careless

adj

(= negligent, heedless) person, worker, work → nachlässig; driver → unvorsichtig; driving → leichtsinnig; remark → gedankenlos; careless mistake → Flüchtigkeitsfehler m; how careless of me! → wie dumm von mir; (= clumsy) → wie ungeschickt von mir; to be careless of one’s health → nicht auf seine Gesundheit achten; to be careless of somebody’s feelings → nicht an jds Gefühle (acc) → denken; to be careless in one’s remarks → gedankenlos daherreden; to be careless in one’s behaviour → leichtsinnig handeln

(= carefree) → sorglos, unbekümmert

dress, elegance → lässig

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careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] adj (worker, driver, driving) → distratto/a, disattento/a, negligente; (work) → fatto/a con poco impegno; (thoughtless, remark) → senza tatto, privo/a di tatto
careless mistake → errore m di distrazione

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careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] adj (worker, driver, driving) → distratto/a, disattento/a, negligente; (work) → fatto/a con poco impegno; (thoughtless, remark) → senza tatto, privo/a di tatto
careless mistake → errore m di distrazione

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