carelessness
Lack of care; the state or quality of being carelessLack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
» Carelessness often results in accidents.
Sorglosigkeit führt oft zu Unfällen. — samueldora
Unachtsamkeit führt oft zu Unfällen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Недбалість часто призводить до нещасних випадків. — ChickenKiev
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
This accident was caused by carelessness.
Unvorsichtigkeit, Leichtsinn
беззабо́тностьbezzabótnostʹ, легкомы́сленностьlexkomýslennostʹ, легкомы́слиеlexkomýslije
- the quality of not being careful or taking pains
- failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Examples
88 sentencesCarelessness often results in accidents.
Недбалість часто призводить до нещасних випадків. — ChickenKiev
deSorglosigkeit führt oft zu Unfällen. — samueldora
I'll excuse your carelessness this time.
The participants accused him of carelessness.
His failure resulted from his carelessness.
His carelessness brought about the accident.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom fromFrom Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.
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Forms
plural: carelessnesses| Singular | carelessness |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- the quality of not being careful or taking pains:sloppiness
- failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances:negligenceneglectnonperformance
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable