HyperDic: carelessness

English > 2 senses of the word *carelessness*:
NOUN	attribute	carelessness, sloppiness	the quality of not being careful or taking pains
NOUN	act	carelessness, negligence, neglect, nonperformance	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

carelessness > pronunciation
Sounds	keh'rlahsnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *carelessness*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of not being careful or taking pains.
Synonym	sloppiness
Narrower	incaution, incautiousness	The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
	negligence, neglect, neglectfulness	The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
	unconscientiousness	The trait of not being painstaking or careful
Broader	inattentiveness	The trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
Opposite	carefulness	The quality of being careful and painstaking
Spanish	descuido, distracción
Catalan	descurança, distracció
Adjectives	careless	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness
Adjectives	careless	(usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration

English > *carelessness*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
Synonyms	negligence, neglect, nonperformance
Narrower	comparative negligence	(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
	concurrent negligence	(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently
	contributory negligence	(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
	criminal negligence, culpable negligence	(law) recklessly acting without reasonable / reasonable / reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
	dereliction	Willful negligence
	evasion, escape, dodging	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
	neglect of duty	(law) breach of a duty
Broader	nonaccomplishment, nonachievement	An act that does not achieve its intended goal
Spanish	dejadez, desamparo, descuido, desidia, despreocupación, incuria, negligencia
Catalan	deixadesa, desídia, despreocupació, incúria, negligència
Adjectives	careless	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness

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