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carefree
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Carefree
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care·free
/
ˈkɛərˌfri
/
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[
kair
-free
]
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adjective
1.
without anxiety or worry.
2.
requiring little
care
:
carefree fabrics.
Origin:
1785–95;
care
+
free
Related forms
care·free·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
lighthearted, joyous, elated, cheerful, gleeful, blithe.
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carefree
(ˈkɛəˌfriː)
—
adj
without worry or responsibility
'carefreeness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
carefree
"free from cares," 1795, from
care
(n.) +
free
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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They are extremely anxious when before they were
carefree
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carefree
style that marked his younger days-if a
twenty-three-year-old can have younger days.
The
carefree
spirit in his eyes is thoroughly crushed as he looks for his leg
and can't find it.
The casual containers imposed their own style--clean, cheerful,
carefree
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carefree
trip and not be saddled with second guessing yourself on your cruise vacation, pack carefully.
Nintendo promises that the game gets significantly more difficult, requiring more precise aim, after the first
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worlds.
How quickly the mood has swung in financial markets, from
carefree
bullishness to deep pessimism.
He thinks his
carefree
nature will allow him to adapt to the situation.
Nasturtiums are
carefree
creepers with a range of flower colors.
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