carelessness
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Definition of carelessness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
“This accident was caused by carelessness.”
“There were, however, 34 deaths among passengers in movement accidents, due mainly to misadventure and carelessness when entering and leaving trains in motion, falling off platforms and out of carriages, and opening and closing carriage doors.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English…
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English carlēas Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English carlēasnes Middle English *carelesnes English carelessness From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.
Words you can make from carelessness
200+ playable · top: CLEARNESSES (13 pts)
Best play clearnesses 13 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
18 words7-letter words
48 words- ANCRESS 9 pts
- ASCESES 9 pts
- CAREENS 9 pts
- CARLESS 9 pts
- CASERNE 9 pts
- CASERNS 9 pts
- CASSENE 9 pts
- CENSERS 9 pts
- CEREALS 9 pts
- CLASSER 9 pts
- CLASSES 9 pts
- CLEANER 9 pts
- CLEANSE 9 pts
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- CREESES 9 pts
- CRENELS 9 pts
- CRESSES 9 pts
- ENCASES 9 pts
- ENLACES 9 pts
- ESSENCE 9 pts
- LANCERS 9 pts
- RECANES 9 pts
- RECLEAN 9 pts
- RELACES 9 pts
- RESCALE 9 pts
- SCALENE 9 pts
- SCALERS 9 pts
- SCLERAE 9 pts
- SCLERAS 9 pts
- SCREENS 9 pts
- SEANCES 9 pts
- SECERNS 9 pts
- SENECAS 9 pts
- SENESCE 9 pts
- ASSLESS 7 pts
- EARLESS 7 pts
- LEANERS 7 pts
- LEASERS 7 pts
- LESSEES 7 pts
- LESSENS 7 pts
- RASSLES 7 pts
- RELEASE 7 pts
- RESALES 7 pts
- RESEALS 7 pts
- SARSENS 7 pts
- SEALERS 7 pts
- SEERESS 7 pts
- SERENES 7 pts
6-letter words
77 words- CANERS 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARESS 8 pts
- CARLES 8 pts
- CARSES 8 pts
- CASERN 8 pts
- CEASES 8 pts
- CENSER 8 pts
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- CEREAL 8 pts
- CESSES 8 pts
- CLEANS 8 pts
- CLEARS 8 pts
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- SEALER 6 pts
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5-letter words
48 words- ACNES 7 pts
- ACRES 7 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CARES 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CARLS 7 pts
- CARNS 7 pts
- CARSE 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
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- CLANS 7 pts
- CLASS 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
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- CRANE 7 pts
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- CREEL 7 pts
- CRESS 7 pts
- ESCAR 7 pts
- LACER 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ASSES 5 pts
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- EARNS 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
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- LANES 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
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- LASER 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
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