carelessness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carelessness - the quality of not being careful or taking pains sloppiness inattentiveness - the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others incaution, incautiousness - the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger neglectfulness, negligence, neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern unconscientiousness - the trait of not being painstaking or careful carefulness - the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"
	2.	carelessness - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances negligence, nonperformance, neglect nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal dereliction - willful negligence comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages" criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

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carelessness

noun negligence, neglect, omission, indiscretion, inaccuracy, irresponsibility, slackness, inattention, sloppiness (informal), laxity, thoughtlessness, laxness, remissness The accident was caused by sheer carelessness.

Proverbs
"Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater"

Translations

carelessness [ˈkɛəlɪsnɪs] N

1. (= negligence) → falta f de atención, falta f de cuidado
through sheer carelessness → por simple falta de atención or cuidado
the carelessness of his work → la falta de atención or cuidado con la que hace su trabajo

2. (= casualness) → despreocupación f

carelessness [ˈkɛə^rləsnɪs] n

(= lack of care) → manque m de soin

(= negligence) → négligence f

(= ease, casualness) → insouciance f
care plan n → programme m de soins

carelessness

n

(= negligence, heedlessness, of person, worker, work) → Nachlässigkeit f; (of driver) → Unvorsicht(igkeit) f; (of driving) → Leichtsinn m; (of remark) → Gedankenlosigkeit f

(= carefreeness) → Sorglosigkeit f, → Unbekümmertheit f

carelessness [ˈkɛəlɪsnɪs] n (see adj) → disattenzione f, mancanza d'impegno, negligenza, mancanza di tatto

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carelessness [ˈkɛəlɪsnɪs] n (see adj) → disattenzione f, mancanza d'impegno, negligenza, mancanza di tatto