carelessness
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.
Examples
- This accident was caused by carelessness.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.
Synonyms
neglect, negligence, nonperformance, sloppiness, inattention
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
carelessness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcarelessness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carelessness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
carelessness: valid Words With Friends Word