careless /'kєәlis/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
• (adj.) effortless and unstudied
• (adj.) (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

Chinese translation

• a. 粗心的, 不关心的, 无忧无虑的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'kєәlis/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.6 · Common

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care · career · careful · caress · carelessly · careerism

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