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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkɛəfɹiː/
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Received-Pronunciation:
[ˈkɛːfɹɪi̯]
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General-American:
/ˈkɛɚfɹi/
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General-American:
[ˈkɛɹ̩fɹɪi̯]
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rhymes with -iː
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CMU ARPABET:
K EH1 R F R IY2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laid-back, unconcerned
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
cheerfully irresponsible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
carefree with his money freewheeling urban youths had a harum-scarum youth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
free of trouble and worry and care
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the carefree joys of childhood carefree millionaires, untroubled financially
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unworried
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh2r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English carefree From care + -free.
Across languages
Translations 89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مُرْتَاحُ اَلْبَالِ
(murtāḥu l-bāli)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Arabic :
خَالِي اَلْقَلْبِ
(ḵālī l-qalbi)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Armenian :
անհոգ
(anhog)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Armenian :
արխային
(arxayin)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Azerbaijani :
qayğısız
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Azerbaijani :
qəmsiz
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Azerbaijani :
arxayın
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Azerbaijani :
dərdsiz
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Azerbaijani :
asudə
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Belarusian :
бесклапо́тны
(bjesklapótny)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Belarusian :
бестурбо́тны
(bjesturbótny)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Bulgarian :
небре́жен
(nebréžen)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Bulgarian :
немарли́в
(nemarlív)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Bulgarian :
безгри́жен
(bezgrížen)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Catalan :
despreocupat
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Chinese Mandarin :
暢快 /畅快
(chàngkuài)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Chinese Mandarin :
無憂無慮的 /无忧无虑的
(wúyōuwúlǜ de)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Czech :
bezstarostný
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Czech :
lehkomyslný
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish :
sorgløs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish :
ubekymret
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish :
sorgfri
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish :
bekymringsfri
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish :
bekymringsløs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Dutch :
onbekommerd
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Dutch :
onverschillig
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Esperanto :
malzorga
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Esperanto :
senzorga
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Esperanto :
gaja
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Estonian :
muretu
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Finnish :
huoleton
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Finnish :
suruton
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
French :
insouciant
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Georgian :
უზრუნველი
(uzrunveli)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Georgian :
უდარდელი
(udardeli)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Georgian :
გულარხეინი
(gularxeini)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Georgian :
არხეინი
(arxeini)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
German :
sorglos
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
German :
sorgenfrei
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
German :
unbekümmert
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Greek :
ξένοιαστος
(xénoiastos)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Ancient Greek :
ἀμέριμνος
(amérimnos)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hebrew :
חסר־דאגות
(khasar-daagot)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hebrew :
חסרת־דאגות
(khasrat-daagot)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hindi :
निश्चिंत
(niścint)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hungarian :
gondtalan
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Icelandic :
áhyggjulaus
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Icelandic :
kátur
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Indonesian :
periang
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Ingrian :
hooletoin
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Italian :
libero da preoccupazioni
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Italian :
spensierato
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Japanese :
呑気な
(nonki na)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Japanese :
気軽な
(kigaru na)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Japanese :
のんびりとした
(nonbiri to shita)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Korean :
태평한
(taepyeonghan)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Latin :
sēcūrus
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Latvian :
bezrūpīgs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Latvian :
nebēdīgs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Lithuanian :
lengvabūdiškas
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Macedonian :
безгрижен
(bezgrižen)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Māori :
korehere
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Māori :
mataraharaha
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Norwegian :
ubekymret
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Norwegian :
sorgløs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Norwegian :
bekymringsløs
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Norwegian :
ubekymra
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Polish :
beztroski
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Polish :
bezkłopotliwy
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Polish :
niefrasobliwy
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Portuguese :
despreocupado
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Romanian :
lipsit de griji
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Romanian :
nepăsător
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Russian :
беззабо́тный
(bezzabótnyj)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Russian :
беспе́чный
(bespéčnyj)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Russian :
легкомы́сленный
(lexkomýslennyj)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Scottish Gaelic :
coma
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
безбрижан
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
bèzbrižan
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Slovak :
bezstarostný
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Slovak :
ľahkomyselný
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Slovene :
lahkomiseln
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Spanish :
despreocupado
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Spanish :
sin preocupaciones
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Swedish :
bekymmerslös
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Swedish :
sorgfri
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Turkish :
kaygısız
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Ukrainian :
безтурбо́тний
(bezturbótnyj)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
Ukrainian :
легкова́жний
(lehkovážnyj)
— worry free, light hearted, etc.
