Definition
not paying attention or not being careful; doing something without thinking about the consequences or quality.
Etymology
From Old English 'care' (concern, worry) plus the suffix '-less' (without). Used since around 1300, it describes someone without care or concern.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-less' means 'without'—so careless literally means 'without care,' and you can add '-less' to tons of words (fearless, endless, homeless) to flip their meaning!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አንድ
be-tam and
CACatalà
descuidador
des-koo-ee-da-dor
CSČeština
opatrný
oh-pa-tr-ny
DADansk
uforsig
oo-for-sig
DEDeutsch
vorsichtslos
for-shichts-los
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσεκτος
ah-proh-sek-tos
ESEspañol
descuidado
des-kee-O-doh
FAفارسی
بیتوجه
bee-too-jeh
FISuomi
huolimaton
hwo-lee-mah-toh-n
FRFrançais
insouciant
in-soo-see-ahn
HEעברית
לא זהיר
lo-zah-eer
HUMagyar
gondtalan
gon-dta-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
berita-hati
ber-ee-tah-ha-tee
ITItaliano
sconsiderato
skoh-n-see-deh-rah-toh
KO한국어
조심없는
jo-shim-eobs-neun
MRMR
काळजी नसणारा
kaal-jee na-sa-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-nee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
onachtzaam
on-ahk-tsah-m
NONorsk
uforsiktig
oo-for-si-tig
PLPolski
nieostrożny
nyeh-oh-strozh-ny
PTPortuguês
descuidado
des-kee-O-doh
RORomână
neglijent
neh-lee-zhen-t
RUРусский
небрежный
ne-brezh-nyy
SVSvenska
försiktig
for-see-tig
SWKiswahili
hakuna uangaji
ha-koo-na oo-an-jah-jee
TAதமிழ்
குறைவான
koo-ray-vaa-n
TLTL
walang pag-iingat
wa-lang pah-gee-in-gat
TRTürkçe
dikkatsız
dikkat-siz
UKУкраїнська
недбалий
ned-ba-li-y
VITiếng Việt
bất cẩn
bat-can
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngoh-koo-thoo-lah