carelessnessn.
/ˈkɛːlɪsnɪs/ The quality or state of being void of care, or of taking no care; freedom from trouble or anxiety (obsolete); heedlessness, inattention, thoughtlessness, negligence, indifference.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [noun]
lissOE
carelessnessc1000
restOE
peacea1225
ease?c1225
bielda1300
quietc1330
heartseasea1393
suretya1413
securitya1425
secureness1550
serenity1599
assecurance1616
euthymy1623
sereneness1628
levitya1631
repose1652
untroublednessa1660
serenitude1672
serene1744
securance1849
the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun]
carelessness1561
neutrality1561
indifferency1608
perfunctoriness1626
indifference1660
unconcernment1660
slightiness1662
unconcernedness1675
nonchalance1678
upsitting1680
equilibrium1685
inconcernedness1688
unconcernness1700
unconcern1711
indifferentness1727
Laodiceanism1774
facility1791
insouciance1799
aloofness1817
don't-carishness1821
pococurantism1823
don't-careism1834
don't-care-a-damnativeness1841
nonchalantness1878
casualness1882
disinterest1889
noncurance1904
uncaringness1930
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or heedlessness
rechelesteOE
yemelestc897
recklessnessOE
unbeseyness?c1225
yemeleaschipec1230
unmindinga1382
negligencec1390
rechelesshipc1390
recklessheadc1410
unadvertance1483
unheediness1486
unmindfulnessa1500
non-advertencec1540
carelessness1561
inadvertence1568
heedlessness1581
unheedfulness1586
inadvertency1592
inobservance1611
regardlessness1611
indiligence1636
unattentivenessa1649
inanimadvertency1650
non-advertency1653
unadvertency1655
inanimadvertence1656
disregard1661
inanimadversion1676
non-attendancya1677
inobservancy1677
unattention1691
inattention1710
inobservation1727
inattentiveness1753
tentlessness1883
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun]
incurie?c1550
incuriosity1603
incuriousness1610
laschety1673
carelessness1726
c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 172 Securitas, karleasnes.
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 204 Consider how great is our carelesnesse, or drowsinesse, or sluggishnesse.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 187 Carelessnes to whome we impart the misteries of Christ.
1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. at Securitie Carelesnes, feare of nothing.
1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 148 The Stoicks..patience..was..onely a..wretched carelessnesse.
1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. viii. 146 Men do indeed resent what is occasioned through Carelessness.
1823 C. Lamb On Some of Old Actors (new ed.) in Elia 310 With what ineffable carelessness would he twirl his gold chain!
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 144 Accidental carelessnesses of measurement or of execution.
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