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18 words match “CARELESSNESS”

CARELESSNESS n.
The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
ATTRIBUTABLE a.
Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable. Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. J. D. Hooker.
BLUNDER n.
A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
CRIMINAL a.
nvolving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness. Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. Addison.
HAPPY a.
nt. -- Happy-go-lucky, trusting to hap or luck; improvident; easy-going. "Happy-go-lucky carelessness." W. Black.
INADVERTENCE; INADVERTENCY n.
An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.
INCURIOUS a.
inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.
INSOUCIANCE n.
Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
INVIGILANCE; INVIGILANCY n.
Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.
NEGLECT n.
Habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all. Denham.
NEGLIGENCE n.
An act or instance of negligence or carelessness. remarking his beauties, ... I must also point out his negligences and defects. Blair.
NONCHALANCE n.
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
OVERLINESS n.
The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
POCOCURANTISM n.
Carelessness; apathy; indifference. [R.] Carlyle.
SECURITY n.
Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness. He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows strong and great in substance and in power. Shak.
SLIDE v.
y consequence. [Obs. or Colloq.] With good hope let he sorrow slide. Chaucer. With a calm carelessness letting everything slide. Sir P. Sidney.
SPARE v.
rugally; to be parsimonious. I, who at some times spend, at others spare, Divided between carelessness and care. Pope.
UNWARINESS n.
The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.