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carefree

[ kair-free ]

/ ˈkɛərˌfri /

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adjective

without anxiety or worry.

requiring little care: carefree fabrics.

Origin of carefree

First recorded in 1785–95; care + free

SYNONYMS FOR carefree

1 lighthearted, joyous, elated, cheerful, gleeful, blithe.

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OTHER WORDS FROM carefree

care·free·ness, noun

Words nearby carefree

careerist, careers adviser, careers master, careers mistress, careers officer, carefree, careful, caregiver, caregiver speech, careless, careline

Example sentences from the Web for carefree

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.

Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’ |Jennie Yabroff |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Things seem fine at the outset, as they always do—the children are fun and adorable, the husband and wife happy and carefree.

‘Force Majeure’ and the Swedish Family Vacation From Hell |Alex Suskind |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Too carefree with that red Solo cup, or wary of a handsome stranger buying the next round?

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Her jauntiness and carefree attitude appeals to him; the negative side is her carelessness.

The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner |Allen Barra |September 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Still, even a show as carefree as Buckwild has sobering moments.

Who Was Shain Gandee, the MTV ‘Buckwild’ Star Found Dead? |Anna Klassen |April 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There was an expression of carefree happiness on the faces of both father and daughter.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
What distinguishes the Roumanian quarter is the people's carefree way of living.

Dust of New York |Konrad Bercovici
Every one seemed as joyous and carefree as on the Graben in Vienna on a sunny spring Sunday in times of undisturbed peace.

Men in War |Andreas Latzko
They were happy and carefree, seemingly without a worry in their lives.

Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! |Warner Van Lorne
With a carefree laugh he turned away to light the little heap of twigs he had placed between two flat stones.

The Littlest Rebel |Edward Peple

British Dictionary definitions for carefree

carefree

/ (ˈkɛəˌfriː) /

adjective

without worry or responsibility

Derived forms of carefree

carefreeness, noun