carelessness
Meanings
Plural: carelessnesses
Noun
- the quality of not being careful or taking pains
- failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.
Synonyms
inattention, neglect, negligence, nonperformance, sloppiness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
carelessness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcarelessness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carelessness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
carelessness is a valid Words With Friends word