(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
sloppy
adjective
marked by great carelessness
neglect
verb
leave undone or leave out
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nachlässigkeit
die Eigenschaft, nicht vorsichtig zu sein oder sich Mühe zu geben
🇫🇷French
négligence
la qualité de ne pas être prudent ou de ne pas prendre de peine
🇪🇸Spanish
descuido
la cualidad de no tener cuidado o esforzarse
🇮🇹Italian
disattenzione
la qualità di non stare attento o prendersi cura di sé
🇳🇱Dutch
onzorgvuldigheid
de kwaliteit van niet voorzichtig zijn of pijn doen
🇵🇹Portuguese
descuido
a qualidade de não ser cuidadoso ou não se esforçar
🇷🇺Russian
небрежность
качество не быть осторожным или не прилагать усилий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लापरवाही
सावधान न रहने या कष्ट न उठाने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অসাবধানতা
সাবধান না হওয়া বা ব্যথা না নেওয়ার গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
கவனக்குறைவு
கவனமாக இல்லாத அல்லது வலி எடுக்காத தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
అజాగ్రత్త
జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండకపోవడం లేదా నొప్పులు తీసుకోకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
निष्काळजीपणा
काळजी न घेण्याची किंवा वेदना न घेण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેદરકારી
સાવચેત ન રહેવાની અથવા પીડા ન લેવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆ
ಜಾಗರೂಕರಾಗಿರದ ಅಥವಾ ನೋವು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳದಿರುವ ಗುಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അശ്രദ്ധ
ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയോ വേദന എടുക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യാത്തതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ
ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਦਰਦ ਨਾ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
لاپرواہی
محتاط نہ رہنے یا درد نہ لینے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
疏忽
不小心或不努力的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
不注意
注意しない、または苦労しない性質
🇰🇷Korean
부주의
조심하지 않거나 애쓰지 않는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự bất cẩn
chất lượng của việc không cẩn thận hoặc chịu đau đớn
🇹🇭Thai
ความประมาท
คุณภาพของการไม่ระมัดระวังหรือความเจ็บปวด
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecerobohan
kualitas tidak berhati-hati atau bersusah payah
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalang-ingat
ang kalidad ng hindi pagiging maingat o pagkuha ng mga sakit
🇲🇾Malay
kecuaian
kualiti tidak berhati-hati atau menahan sakit
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الإهمال
نوعية عدم الحذر أو تحمل الآلام
🇮🇷Persian
بی دقتی
کیفیت عدم احتیاط یا درد کشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
dikkatsizlik
dikkatli olmamanın veya acı çekmemenin kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוסר זהירות
האיכות של חוסר זהירות או כאב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'carelessness'?
The primary meaning of 'carelessness' is 'the quality of not being careful or taking pains'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'carelessness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'carelessness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'carelessness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'carelessness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'carelessness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'carelessness' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'carelessness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'carelessness' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'carelessness' in a professional email?
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Never
Would you classify 'carelessness' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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