care´less|ly

care´less|ly: care|less «KAIR lihs», adjective.

1. not thinking what one says or not watching what one does; not taking enough pains; not careful: »That careless boy broke the cup. A careless mistake ruined the experiment.

2. done without enough thought or effort; not exact or thorough: »careless work.
SYNONYM(S): headless, inaccurate, negligent.

3. artless; unstudied: »to flop into a chair with careless ease; ... one evening, as he framed the careless rhyme (James Beattie).

4. not caring or troubling; indifferent: »He has a careless attitude toward his homework, rarely getting it done on time…careless their merits or their faults to scan (Oliver Goldsmith); ... careless of mankind (Tennyson).

5. without worry; happy: »Thus wisely careless, innocently gay, Cheerful he played the trifle, Life, away (Alexander Pope).
SYNONYM(S): untroubled, gay.

–care´less|ly, adverb.

–care´less|ness, noun.

Synonym Study 1 Careless, unthinking, heedless, thoughtless mean exhibiting lack of thought, interest, or attention. Careless emphasizes being unconcerned about responsibilities or obligations, and thus offhanded or light-hearted, negligent or lazy: »His attire was disarrayed and careless. She was careless about her duties to her family.
Unthinking implies being unreflecting and thus inconsiderate, unwise, or the like: »An unthinking leader has put us in this unfortunate predicament.
Heedless denotes being inattentive, unobservant, and without proper regard: »Heedless of the gathering clouds, he had taken no raincoat nor umbrella. One heedless movement on the ice slope sent him hurtling over the precipice. he boy is utterly heedless of advice.
Thoughtless implies lack of forethought and thus being without regard or consideration for others: »His thoughtless conduct got us all into trouble.

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care|less — «KAIR lihs», adjective. 1. not thinking what one says or not watching what one does; not taking enough pains; not careful: »That careless boy broke the cup. A careless mistake ruined the experiment. 2. done without enough thought or effort; not… … Useful english dictionary
care less — phrasal not to care used positively and negatively with the same meaning < I could care less what happens > < I couldn t care less what happens > … New Collegiate Dictionary
care less — phrasal : not to care used positively and negatively with the same meaning I could care less what happens I couldn t care less what happens … Useful english dictionary
care less — See couldn t care less … A concise dictionary of English slang
care´less|ness — care|less «KAIR lihs», adjective. 1. not thinking what one says or not watching what one does; not taking enough pains; not careful: »That careless boy broke the cup. A careless mistake ruined the experiment. 2. done without enough thought or… … Useful english dictionary
could/couldn't care less — informal ◇ If you could care less (US) or couldn t care less, you are not at all concerned about or interested in something. I could care less what happens. [=I don t care what happens] He says he couldn t care less if he gets fired … Useful english dictionary
couldn't care less — I, etc do not care in the least ● care * * * couldn t care less see ↑care, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑couldn t * * * couldn t care ˈless idiom (informal … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Who Could Care Less — Infobox Single Name = Battle of Who Could Care Less Caption = Artist = Ben Folds Five from Album = Whatever and Ever Amen Genre = Piano rock Length = Label = Epic Records Writer = Ben Folds Producer = Certification = Last single = Underground… … Wikipedia
someone couldn't care less — someone couldn’t care less as if someone cares what does someone care? spoken phrase used for emphasizing that someone thinks something is unimportant. These phrases usually show that the speaker is angry or upset I couldn’t care less how you do… … Useful english dictionary
couldn't care less — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be indifferent; not care at all. * /The students couldn t care less about the band; they talk all through the concert./ Also heard increasingly as could care less (nonstandard in this form.) … Dictionary of American idioms

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