careless
English
/ˈkɛəlɪs/, /ˈkɛɹləs/
adj
Definitions
- Not concerned or worried (about).
- Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
- (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English careles inherited from Old English carlēas (free, free from care, reckless, careless, void of care) suf from English care (sorrow, worry) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵeh₂r-
Gloss
call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
声
Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercare English
- allocare English
- babycare English
- backcare English
- becare English
- birdcare English
- care English
- care home English
- carebear English
- carefree English
- careful English
- caregive English
- caregiver English
- caregiving English
- careleaver English
- carelessly English
- carelessness English
- careline English
- caren English
- carer English
- caresome English
- carest English
- caretake English
- caretaker English
- caretaking English
- careth English
- careware English
- carework English
- careworker English
- careworn English
- caring English
- charily English
- chariness English
- chary English
- childcare English
- clothescare English
- daycare English
- deathcare English
- dentalcare English
- eldercare English
- eyecare English
- facecare English
- floorcare English
- footcare English
- forecare English
- garrulously English
- garrulousness English
- haircare English
- handcare English
- healthcare English
- heartcare English
- heck-care English
- homecare English
- housecare English
- infantcare English
- landcare English
- lawncare English
- lifecare English
- miscare English
- mouthcare English
- nailcare English
- overcare English
- overcareless English
- patientcare English
- petcare English
- postcare English
- precare English
- shoecare English
- skincare English
- suncare English
- telecare English
- throughcare English
- toothcare English
- uncare English
- uncharily English
- unchary English
- woodcare English
- woundcare English
- garrio Latin
- garrulus Latin
- *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *karō Proto-Germanic
- gorma Swedish
- carful Old English
- carfullīċe Old English
- carfulnes Old English
- carleasnes Old English
- carlēas Old English
- *carelesnes Middle English
- bicaren Middle English
- care Middle English
- careles Middle English
- aisghairm Irish
- cúirtghairm Irish
- fógrán Irish
- gairmeach Irish
- gairmiúil Irish
- gairmscoil Irish
- gairmuimhir Irish
- gairmí Irish
- kæra Icelandic
- kærulaus Icelandic
- adgair Old Irish
- ad·gair Old Irish
- congair Old Irish
- doairngir Old Irish
- dogair Old Irish
- do·airngir Old Irish
- fogur Old Irish
- frecairt Old Irish
- frisgair Old Irish
- gáirid Old Irish
- ·frecair Old Irish
- *karēn gmw-pro
- *garyeti Proto-Celtic
- *garyom Proto-Celtic
- *gāris Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-gar-os Proto-Celtic
- care
- chary
- caren
- carer
- becare
- carest
- caring
- uncare
- careth
- suncare
- precare
- charily
- unchary
- eyecare
- petcare
- careful
- miscare
- daycare
- forecare
- facecare
- woodcare
- birdcare
- handcare
- footcare
- careware
- telecare
- babycare
- lawncare
- landcare
- shoecare
- lifecare
- skincare
- caresome
- carebear
- backcare
- allocare
- caretake
- carefree
- careline
- postcare
- careworn
- nailcare
- homecare
- caregive
- haircare
- overcare
- carework
- heck-care
- care home
- uncharily
- heartcare
- housecare
- mouthcare
- toothcare
- woundcare
- deathcare
- caretaker
- floorcare
- aftercare
- chariness
- caregiver
- childcare
- eldercare
- carelessly
- dentalcare
- healthcare
- caretaking
- careworker
- careleaver
- caregiving
- infantcare
- clothescare
- throughcare
- patientcare
- garrulously
- carelessness
- overcareless
- garrulousness