carelessness
English
/ˈkɛɹləsnəs/, /ˈkɛələsnəs/
noun
Definitions
- Lack of care.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *carelesnes inherited from Old English carlēasnes (carelessness, security, freedom from care) suffix from English careless.
Origin
English
careless
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- care English
- careless English
- carelessly English
- overcareless English
- carlēasnes Old English
- *carelesnes Middle English
- careles Middle English