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happy-go-lucky

adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

carefree or untroubled

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easygoing, devil-may-care, airy, at ease, at peace, carefree, careless, casual, chill, cool, easy-breezy, happy-go-lucky, indifferent, insouciant, laid-back, leisurely, lighthearted, loose, mellow, nonchalant, pococurante, relaxed, serene, solute, tranquil, unanxious, unbothered, unconcerned, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, unworried, wanton

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

As luck will have it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who is happy-go-lucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who does odd jobs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

cheerfully irresponsible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • carefree with his money
  • freewheeling urban youths
  • had a harum-scarum youth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, harum-scarum, slaphappy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onbekommerd — carefree
  • Dutch: onbezorgd — carefree
  • Dutch: zorgeloos — carefree
  • French: insouciant — carefree
  • German: sorgenfrei — carefree
  • German: unbekümmert — carefree
  • Polish: beztroski — carefree
  • Polish: luzacki — carefree
  • Polish: niefrasobliwy — carefree
  • Portuguese: despreocupado — carefree
  • Russian: беззабо́тный (bezzabótnyj) — carefree
  • Russian: беспе́чный (bespéčnyj) — carefree
  • Scottish Gaelic: coma-co-dhiù — carefree
  • Spanish: despreocupado — carefree
  • Swedish: bekymmerslös — carefree
  • Swedish: sorgfri — carefree
  • Swedish: sorglös — carefree
  • Swedish: obekymrad — carefree
  • German: Bruder Leichtfuß — carefree, blithe person
  • German: Susi Sorglos — carefree, blithe person
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