Carelessness
['keələsnəs] or ['kɛrlɪsnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
Inputed by Cleo
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inattention, inadvertence, inconsiderateness, remissness, listlessness.
Checker: Mortimer
Examples
- At this moment, Legree sauntered up to the door of the shed, looked in, with a dogged air of affected carelessness, and turned away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Augustine's cheek flushed; but he only observed, with his usual sarcastic carelessness. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And in oligarchical States, from the general spread of carelessness and extravagance, men of good family have often been reduced to beggary? Plato. The Republic.
- Yes; at least I have heard Sam's account of the matter,' said Mr. Pickwick, with affected carelessness. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Henry Crawford, who meanwhile had taken up the play, and with seeming carelessness was turning over the first act, soon settled the business. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He was sorry, but his sympathy did not move his carelessness to do anything but feel sorry. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Though she called me boy so often, and with a carelessness that was far from complimentary, she was of about my own age. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A certain easy-going belief in human nature, and even a certain carelessness of attitude toward business affairs, are here revealed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Honest mistakes may be tolerated, but not carelessness, incompetence, or lack of attention to business. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For all his seeming levity and carelessness, he knew whatever he chose to know of the thoughts of her heart. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That was in my green days, and I soon learned that the failure of an experiment never discourages him unless it is by reason of the carelessness of the man making it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is remarkable that her carelessness never compromises her refinement. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As fairly as a captive can strike, said De Bracy, with apparent carelessness; for he whose hands are tied should have his tongue at freedom. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Pardon my seeming carelessness, Ferguson. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is customary to frown upon such aimless random activity, treating it as willful mischief or carelessness or lawlessness. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Ludwig