carefree
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈkɛrˌfri/
:
despreocupado
- I came of age in the carefree state of New Jersey.
- a carefree nature
And listen, not all seemingly carefree people have had an easy run.
- And listen, not all seemingly carefree people have had an easy run.
- I've gotten drunk on my family's arrogant, carefree optimism.
- And, you know, Ryan's just very carefree, live in the moment.
- But in this relationship, you are able to do that and feel carefree.
- And great sex for me is some sometimes spontaneous, but it's carefree.
- Effervescent spirits dancing in a carefree manner.
- It brings me right back to like being on the beach just like carefree.
- A college friend may actually be quite toxic, but they're a marker of a carefree, youthful time in your life.
- The first is that the adventurers attitude is not always as pure and, you know, carefree as it's pretended to be.
- And if I was in a relationship with you, I'd want to be able to go full out and have fun and be carefree in it and just for us to have a great time.
- Usually the same result happens when I'm carefree and don't really put too much emphasis on the issue.
Examples
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The carefree life of a sea rover has been greatly exaggerated in poetry and song.
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After finishing exams, she felt carefree and ready to enjoy her holiday without any worries.
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"How carefree and sweet it had been."
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A city that let you live the carefree life of a lord without even being rich.
Fiction book (1994) -
But there was a part of me that just wanted to be carefree and not have expectations placed on me.
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A beautiful reminder of the carefree days
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Faye and I knew that summer would be our last carefree one together for a long time.
Fiction book (2000) -
The lifestyle in Tucson is carefree, and so is the dress.
Academic text (1996) -
Here, life for some was carefree, while for others, a prolonged hungry howl.
Academic text (2008) -
As you can imagine, our joy and relief was indescribable, and we boarded the plane for Italy happy and carefree as children.
Synonyms
12
6.1
A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems
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6.8
Not having responsibilities or ties and free to do what you want
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6.3
Behaving without strict rules and doing what you want
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3.5
Calm and not worried about problems
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8.1
Not caring about danger or the bad results of actions
4
3.5
Not likely to have problems or difficulties
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2.3
Someone who feels calm and not upset about problems
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5.5
Not having worries or responsibilities
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6.9
Free to travel or live without many responsibilities
Not feeling worry or tension
Acting cheerful and not careful about work or duties
Antonyms
How Carefree
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carefree is made of two simple parts: care and free, where care means 'worry' and free means 'without'. So carefree means 'without worry', which explains why it describes someone relaxed and not troubled by problems.