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carefree

adj
/ˈkɛəfɹiː/UK/ˈkɛɚfɹi/US

Etymology

From care + -free.

  1. derived from *ǵeh₂r-✻ — “shout, call”
  2. inherited from *karō✻ — “care, sorrow, cry”
  3. inherited from *karu✻
  4. inherited from caru
  5. inherited from care
  6. formed as carefree — “care + -free”

Definitions

  1. Without cares or worries

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA