About The Word Carelessness

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Carelessness

Carelessness Meaning & Definition
Carelessness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carelessness?

[n] failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
[n] the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carelessness: neglect | negligence | nonperformance

Related Terms | Find terms related to Carelessness: abandon | absentmindedness | accidia | acedia | aloofness | apathy | ataraxia | ataraxy | blowziness | blunderheadedness | blundering | boggling | boredom | botchery | botching | bungling | caprice | careless abandon | casualness | chintziness | cursoriness | desperateness | detachment | devil-may-careness | disinterest | disinterestedness | dispassion | disregard | disregardfulness | distraction | dowdiness | easiness | easygoingness | flightiness | flippancy | forgetfulness | frivolousness | frowziness | frumpishness | fumbling | furiousness | giddiness | grubbiness | haste | hastiness | heedlessness | hotheadedness | hurriedness | impassiveness | impassivity | impetuosity | impetuousness | impotence | imprecision | inadvertence | inadvertency | inattention | inattentiveness | inconsiderateness | inconsideration | incuriosity | incuriousness | indifference | indifferentism | indifferentness | indiscrimination | inexcitability | inobservance | insouciance | intellectual inertia | lack of affect | lack of foresight | lack of interest | lackadaisicalness | laxity | laxness | laziness | leniency | levity | lightmindedness | listlessness | looseness | loosening | messiness | mindlessness | muffing | negligence | nonchalance | nonobservance | oblivion | obliviousness | offhandedness | overeagerness | overenthusiasm | overindulgence | overpermissiveness | overzealousness | perfunctoriness | permissiveness | pococurantism | precipitance | precipitancy | precipitateness | precipitation | precipitousness | recklessness | regardlessness | relaxation | relaxedness | remissness | seediness | shabbiness | shallowness | shoddiness | slackness | slatternliness | slipshodness | sloppiness | sloth | slovenliness | slovenry | sluttishness | softness | sordidness | sprezzatura | squalidness | squalor | stolidity | superficiality | tackiness | tactlessness | tawdriness | thoughtlessness | too many cooks | unalertness | unanxiousness | unawareness | unconcern | unconsciousness | unheedfulness | uninquisitiveness | unintentiveness | uninterestedness | unmindfulness | unneatness | unobservance | unpreparedness | unreadiness | unrestraint | unsolicitousness | unsolicitude | unthinkingness | unthoughtfulness | untidiness | unwariness | unwatchfulness | wantonness | weakness | wildness | withdrawal

See Also | attentiveness | comparative negligence | concurrent negligence | contributory negligence | criminal negligence | culpable negligence | dereliction | dodging | escape | evasion | incaution | incautiousness | neglect | neglect of duty | neglectfulness | negligence | nonaccomplishment | nonachievement | unconscientiousness

Carelessness In Webster's Dictionary

\Care"less*ness\, n. The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.

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