carelessness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of not being careful or taking pains
  2. noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

sloppiness

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