carelessness

Meaning

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

Synonyms

negligence

inattention

neglect

heedlessness

inadvertence

indifference

recklessness

inattentiveness

thoughtlessness

sloppiness

imprudence

disregard

unconcern

misconduct

remissness

irresponsibility

slovenliness

wastefulness

inadvertency

nonchalance

improvidence

careless

foolishness

procrastination

clumsiness

easiness

facility

impoliteness

incaution

incompetence

inconsideration

indiscretion

insouciance

laxity

mismanagement

mistake

neglectfulness

nonperformance

overlook

oversight

perfunctoriness

slackness

sloppy

superficiality

lack of conscientiousness

lack of scruple

unthriftiness

forgetfulness

apathy

disregarding

Translations

négligence

descuido

Unachtsamkeit

Nachlässigkeit

Unvorsichtigkeit

negligenza

incurie

insouciance

Fahrlässigkeit

Achtlosigkeit

inattention

Versehen

Unaufmerksamkeit

απροσεξία

Leichtsinn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛɹləsnəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *carelesnes

Inherited from Old English: carlēasnes

In summary

From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.