carefree
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkɛəfɹiː//
- United Kingdom/[ˈkɛːfɹɪi̯]/
- United States//ˈkɛɚfɹi//
- United States/[ˈkɛɹ̩fɹɪi̯]/
Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
adjective
- 1
Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.
You know: sometimes, baby, I'm so carefree / With a joy that's hard to hide
Many of these parks still honor the lazy, carefree tradition of floating down a slow-moving stream in an inflated inner tube.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English carefree From care + -free.
Forms
- comparative
- more carefree
- superlative
- most carefree
carefree · Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
careful · Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm;…carefully · With care; attentively, circumspectly.careless · Not concerned or worried (about).