carelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɛːləs/, U.S.

/ˈkɛrləs/

Etymology: Old English carléas , representing Germanic type *karalaus : see care n.¹ and -less suffix.

The opposite of careful adj. in its various senses.

†1. Free from care, anxiety, or apprehension. (Since c1650 archaic, poetic, or nonce-word)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective]

sorrowlessOE

carelessa1000

restful1340

clearc1374

unsada1450

undiseased?c1450

unoffendedc1450

undistroubled1466

frank1477

unvexed1485

quiet1535

secure1545

griefless1552

trouble-void1559

woeless1568

undistressed1582

tearless1603

cocksure1613

undejected1613

undisquieted1627

uncareful1635

serene1640

indisconsolatea1645

trouble-free1648

catastematic1656

thoughtless1659

incruciated1661

easy1692

undepressed1697

unsufferinga1732

ungloomed1737

solute1742

unanxious1742

undarkened1742

unsighinga1743

comfortable1770

unharassed1796

unworried1818

gloomless1820

ungroaning1821

unpestered1824

ungrieving1837

troubleless1838

unsaddened?c1840

untrespassed1854

unannoyed1865

unfretted1870

fretless1878

worriless1889

stress-free1898

unstressed1927

a1000 Rule Ben. 2 (Bosw.) He on ðam dome freoh and carleas biþ.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 180 Þe castel is wel carles to ȝeines his unwines.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6226 Nu ȝe [MS: we] maȝen to-ȝere. careles wunien here.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. ix. f. 6 Depart in peace with a quyet and careles mynde.

1611 Bible (King James) Judges xviii. 7 They dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 296 In corporal pleasure he, and careless ease. ]

1712 A. Pope To Young Lady in Misc. Poems 138 Thus wisely careless, innocently gay.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. i. 352 That book, With whose worn leaves the careless infant plays.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ix. 224 The may-flies must be..the..carelessest fly that dances..by English rivers.]

2. Unconcerned; not caring or troubling oneself; not solicitous, regardless; having no care of, about, or †to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective]

carelessOE

negligentc1390

recklessc1425

neutral1494

indifferent?1520

undifferentc1540

uncareful1560

unmindful1560

unaddicted1583

unmindful1585

perfunctory1602

disinteressed1603

come day, go day (God send Sunday)1616

disinteresteda1631

Laodicean1633

vacanta1639

unconcerned1645

easy1649

mawkish1679

indifferinga1694

concernless1706

unminding1714

nonchalanta1734

coolrife1768

uninterested1772

uncaring1786

tooth-picking1814

pococurante1815

pococurantish1821

insouciant1829

non-committal1829

don't-care1830

promiscuous1837

don't-carish1838

unpartial1840

noncurantist1882

noncuranta1913

casual1916

Gallionic1920

disengaged1958

OE Exodus 166 Wulfas sungon atol æfenleoð ætes on wenan, carleasan deor, cwy drof beodan on laðra last leodmægnes fyl.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9809 Þenne weoren heo care-læse [c1300 Otho careles] of Costantines cunne.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 59 Seeinge the father carelesse what they learne, he is also secure what he teacheth.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. viii. 127 A gouernour like to Moses,..not carelesse to be zealous in Gods cause.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. ii. 10 Gingle the..stirrops about his ears, to make him careless of the noise.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. ii. 80 And come to Padua carelesse of your life.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 137 'Tis Aristeus..Who to his careless Mother makes his Moan.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 87 Careless of the event of things.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 161 Careless their merits or their faults to scan.

1800 W. Wordsworth Michael 28 I was yet a Boy Careless of Books.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 129 Careless what he said.

1847 tr. J. De Vega's Jrnl. Tour iii. 18 Quite resigned and careless about the loss.

1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. 202 ‘Not at all’..said Frank, in one of his most careless tones.

3. Not taking due care, not paying due attention to what one does, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless; inaccurate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective]

recklesseOE

unreckless?c1225

wildc1350

thoughtless1544

uncarefula1555

incurious1570

careless1578

unsolicitous1668

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 86^v As farre be they carelesse from honour as they be from awe.

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 5 By oure care-lesse..printers of Englande.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xxv. 322 It is natural for careless Writers to run into Faults they never think of.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude xiii. 342 Souls that appear to have no depth at all To careless eyes.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 28 Writers so acutely careless as Montaigne.

4. Of things:

†a. Uncared for, untended. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected

unlookedc1330

unservedc1350

unasservedc1400

uncherishedc1400

neglect?a1425

unkept?a1425

neglected1570

carelessa1593

neglectful1595

uncared-for1597

untended1598

silenced1609

disregarded1668

colda1701

unministereda1744

unfostered1744

unkempt1848

a1593 C. Marlowe Hero & Leander (1598) i. sig. Ciij^v A country mayd, Whose carelesse haire..Glist'red with deaw.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D8 Their many wounds, and carelesse harmes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iv. 11 To throw away the dearest thing he ow'd, As 'twere a carelesse Trifle.

b. Arranged or uttered without art; artless, unstudied, négligé. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [adjective] > in free or natural style

wild1645

careless1774

naturalesque1880

1704 R. Steele Lying Lover i. 2 My Sword,—does it hang careless?

1706 A. Pope Corr. 9 Sept. (1956) I. 22 I have seen..Women..look better in a careless Night-gown..than Mademoiselle Spanheim drest for a Ball.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 128 My limbs with careless ease reclin'd.

1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. vi. 4 One evening, as he framed the careless rhyme.

1798 S. Rogers Epist. to Friend 25 Careless my course, yet not without design.

c. (esp. in modern use) Done, caused, or said heedlessly, thoughtlessly, negligently. Esp. in careless talk, applied during the war of 1939–45 to talk which, if overheard, might assist the enemy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > characterized by carelessness

recklessOE

wretchless1607

careless1888

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > negligence > instance of > talk which overheard might be dangerous

careless talk1940

1888 N.E.D. at Careless Mod. Nothing could show better the contrast between careful and careless work.

1940 War Illustr. 16 Feb. 98/3 A Finnish soldier is reading a Government poster warning the people that careless talk may help the enemy.

1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 95 Talk about careless talk!

1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 100 There must be some news, or are you going all careless talk on me?

5. quasi-adv.

ΚΠ

1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms ii. 447 The dripping sail is careless tied Around the painted mast.

1855 Ld. Tennyson To Rev. F. D. Maurice 15 A careless-order'd garden.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	careless
释义	carelessadj. Brit. /ˈkɛːləs/, U.S. /ˈkɛrləs/ Etymology: Old English carléas , representing Germanic type karalaus : see care n.¹ and -less suffix. The opposite of careful adj. in its various senses. †1. Free from care, anxiety, or apprehension. (Since c1650 archaic, poetic, or nonce-word) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective] sorrowlessOE carelessa1000 restful1340 clearc1374 unsada1450 undiseased?c1450 unoffendedc1450 undistroubled1466 frank1477 unvexed1485 quiet1535 secure1545 griefless1552 trouble-void1559 woeless1568 undistressed1582 tearless1603 cocksure1613 undejected1613 undisquieted1627 uncareful1635 serene1640 indisconsolatea1645 trouble-free1648 catastematic1656 thoughtless1659 incruciated1661 easy1692 undepressed1697 unsufferinga1732 ungloomed1737 solute1742 unanxious1742 undarkened1742 unsighinga1743 comfortable1770 unharassed1796 unworried1818 gloomless1820 ungroaning1821 unpestered1824 ungrieving1837 troubleless1838 unsaddened?c1840 untrespassed1854 unannoyed1865 unfretted1870 fretless1878 worriless1889 stress-free1898 unstressed1927 a1000 Rule Ben.* 2 (Bosw.) He on ðam dome freoh and carleas biþ. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 180 Þe castel is wel carles to ȝeines his unwines. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6226 Nu ȝe [MS: we] maȝen to-ȝere. careles wunien here. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. ix. f. 6 Depart in peace with a quyet and careles mynde. 1611 Bible (King James) Judges xviii. 7 They dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 296 In corporal pleasure he, and careless ease. View more context for this quotation] 1712 A. Pope To Young Lady in Misc. Poems 138 Thus wisely careless, innocently gay. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. i. 352 That book, With whose worn leaves the careless infant plays. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ix. 224 The may-flies must be..the..carelessest fly that dances..by English rivers.] 2. Unconcerned; not caring or troubling oneself; not solicitous, regardless; having no care of, about, or †to. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] carelessOE negligentc1390 recklessc1425 neutral1494 indifferent?1520 undifferentc1540 uncareful1560 unmindful1560 unaddicted1583 unmindful1585 perfunctory1602 disinteressed1603 come day, go day (God send Sunday)1616 disinteresteda1631 Laodicean1633 vacanta1639 unconcerned1645 easy1649 mawkish1679 indifferinga1694 concernless1706 unminding1714 nonchalanta1734 coolrife1768 uninterested1772 uncaring1786 tooth-picking1814 pococurante1815 pococurantish1821 insouciant1829 non-committal1829 don't-care1830 promiscuous1837 don't-carish1838 unpartial1840 noncurantist1882 noncuranta1913 casual1916 Gallionic1920 disengaged1958 OE Exodus 166 Wulfas sungon atol æfenleoð ætes on wenan, carleasan deor, cwy drof beodan on laðra last leodmægnes fyl. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9809 Þenne weoren heo care-læse [c1300 Otho careles] of Costantines cunne. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 59 Seeinge the father carelesse what they learne, he is also secure what he teacheth. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. viii. 127 A gouernour like to Moses,..not carelesse to be zealous in Gods cause. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. ii. 10 Gingle the..stirrops about his ears, to make him careless of the noise. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. ii. 80 And come to Padua carelesse of your life. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 137 'Tis Aristeus..Who to his careless Mother makes his Moan. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 87 Careless of the event of things. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 161 Careless their merits or their faults to scan. 1800 W. Wordsworth Michael 28 I was yet a Boy Careless of Books. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 129 Careless what he said. 1847 tr. J. De Vega's Jrnl. Tour iii. 18 Quite resigned and careless about the loss. 1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. 202 ‘Not at all’..said Frank, in one of his most careless tones. 3. Not taking due care, not paying due attention to what one does, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless; inaccurate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] recklesseOE unreckless?c1225 wildc1350 thoughtless1544 uncarefula1555 incurious1570 careless1578 unsolicitous1668 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 86^v As farre be they carelesse from honour as they be from awe. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 5 By oure care-lesse..printers of Englande. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xxv. 322 It is natural for careless Writers to run into Faults they never think of. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude xiii. 342 Souls that appear to have no depth at all To careless eyes. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 28 Writers so acutely careless as Montaigne. 4. Of things: †a. Uncared for, untended. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected unlookedc1330 unservedc1350 unasservedc1400 uncherishedc1400 neglect?a1425 unkept?a1425 neglected1570 carelessa1593 neglectful1595 uncared-for1597 untended1598 silenced1609 disregarded1668 colda1701 unministereda1744 unfostered1744 unkempt1848 a1593 C. Marlowe Hero & Leander (1598) i. sig. Ciij^v A country mayd, Whose carelesse haire..Glist'red with deaw. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D8 Their many wounds, and carelesse harmes. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iv. 11 To throw away the dearest thing he ow'd, As 'twere a carelesse Trifle. View more context for this quotation b. Arranged or uttered without art; artless, unstudied, négligé. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [adjective] > in free or natural style wild1645 careless1774 naturalesque1880 1704 R. Steele Lying Lover i. 2 My Sword,—does it hang careless? 1706 A. Pope Corr. 9 Sept. (1956) I. 22 I have seen..Women..look better in a careless Night-gown..than Mademoiselle Spanheim drest for a Ball. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 128 My limbs with careless ease reclin'd. 1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. vi. 4 One evening, as he framed the careless rhyme. 1798 S. Rogers Epist. to Friend 25 Careless my course, yet not without design. c. (esp. in modern use) Done, caused, or said heedlessly, thoughtlessly, negligently. Esp. in careless talk, applied during the war of 1939–45 to talk which, if overheard, might assist the enemy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > characterized by carelessness recklessOE wretchless1607 careless1888 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > negligence > instance of > talk which overheard might be dangerous careless talk1940 1888 N.E.D. at Careless Mod. Nothing could show better the contrast between careful and careless work. 1940 War Illustr. 16 Feb. 98/3 A Finnish soldier is reading a Government poster warning the people that careless talk may help the enemy. 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 95 Talk about careless talk! 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 100 There must be some news, or are you going all careless talk on me? 5. quasi-adv. ΚΠ 1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms ii. 447 The dripping sail is careless tied Around the painted mast. 1855 Ld. Tennyson To Rev. F. D. Maurice 15 A careless-order'd garden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1000
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