[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/carelessness/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / carelessness

# carelessness

noun (carelessness, uncountable)

«carelessness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Carelessness is not paying enough attention or care, so that mistakes or accidents happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school reports and safety talk «carelessness» is blamed for mistakes in work, fires, lost things and accidents. In stories a character's carelessness can start the trouble. The formal exam voice may say «due to carelessness».

### Examples

- The fire was caused by carelessness with a candle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x1)
- Most of my mistakes were carelessness, not because the sums were hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x2)
- His carelessness cost the team a goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x3)
- Carelessness on the road can be deadly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x4)
- Losing the key was pure carelessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x5)
- The teacher sighed at our carelessness with spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x6)
- “Dear queen of my heart,” answered he, “I pray you to forgive my carelessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Spelling: care-less-ness, with double «s» at the end. Opposite: «carefulness» or «care».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carelessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carelessness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carelessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carelessness.html) on Mova free.