carefree

care·free
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UK/ˈkɛəfɹiː/UK[ˈkɛːfɹɪi̯]US/ˈkɛɚfɹi/US[ˈkɛɹ̩fɹɪi̯]

adjective

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

“He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.”

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivecarefree (comparative more carefree, superlative most carefree)

comparative more carefree · superlative most carefree

  1. Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

    He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.

    2 more examples

    You know: sometimes, baby, I'm so carefree / With a joy that's hard to hide

    1964, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell, Bennie Benjamin, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, performed by Nina Simone

    Many of these parks still honor the lazy, carefree tradition of floating down a slow-moving stream in an inflated inner tube.

    2013 July 31, Thom Patterson, “How to get soaking wet this summer”, in CNN

    Synonyms: laid-back, unconcerned, airy, at ease, at peace, careless, casual, chill

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefree of trouble and worry and care

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
  2. Proto-Germanic*karō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*karu
  4. Old Englishcaru
  5. Middle Englishcare
  6. Englishcare
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  11. Old Englishfrēo
  12. Englishcarefree

From care + -free.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀμέριμνος
  • ἀμέριμνος (amérimnos)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Arabic مُرْتَاحُ اَلْبَالِ, خَالِي اَلْقَلْبِ
  • مُرْتَاحُ اَلْبَالِ (murtāḥu l-bāli)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • خَالِي اَلْقَلْبِ (ḵālī l-qalbi)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Bulgarian небре́жен, немарли́в
  • небре́жен (nebréžen)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • немарли́в (nemarlív)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • безгри́жен (bezgrížen)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Catalan despreocupat
  • despreocupatworry free, light hearted, etc.
Chinese Mandarin 暢快 /畅快, 無憂無慮的 /无忧无虑的
  • 暢快 /畅快 (chàngkuài)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • 無憂無慮的 /无忧无虑的 (wúyōuwúlǜ de)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Czech bezstarostný, lehkomyslný
  • bezstarostnýworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • lehkomyslnýworry free, light hearted, etc.
Danish sorgløs, ubekymret
  • sorgløsworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • ubekymretworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sorgfriworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • bekymringsfriworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • bekymringsløsworry free, light hearted, etc.
Dutch onbekommerd, onverschillig
  • onbekommerdworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • onverschilligworry free, light hearted, etc.
Esperanto malzorga, senzorga
  • malzorgaworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • senzorgaworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • gajaworry free, light hearted, etc.
Estonian muretu
  • muretuworry free, light hearted, etc.
Finnish huoleton, suruton
  • huoletonworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • surutonworry free, light hearted, etc.
French insouciant
  • insouciantworry free, light hearted, etc.
German sorglos, sorgenfrei
  • sorglosworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sorgenfreiworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • unbekümmertworry free, light hearted, etc.
Greek ξένοιαστος
  • ξένοιαστος (xénoiastos)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hebrew חסר־דאגות, חסרת־דאגות
  • חסר־דאגות (khasar-daagot)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • חסרת־דאגות (khasrat-daagot)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hindi निश्चिंत
  • निश्चिंत (niścint)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Hungarian gondtalan
  • gondtalanworry free, light hearted, etc.
Icelandic áhyggjulaus, kátur
  • áhyggjulausworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • káturworry free, light hearted, etc.
Indonesian periang
  • periangworry free, light hearted, etc.
Italian libero da preoccupazioni, spensierato
  • libero da preoccupazioniworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • spensieratoworry free, light hearted, etc.
Japanese 呑気な, 気軽な
  • 呑気な (nonki na)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • 気軽な (kigaru na)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • のんびりとした (nonbiri to shita)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Korean 태평한
  • 태평한 (taepyeonghan)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Latin sēcūrus
  • sēcūrusworry free, light hearted, etc.
Latvian bezrūpīgs, nebēdīgs
  • bezrūpīgsworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • nebēdīgsworry free, light hearted, etc.
Lithuanian lengvabūdiškas
  • lengvabūdiškasworry free, light hearted, etc.
Māori korehere, mataraharaha
  • korehereworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • mataraharahaworry free, light hearted, etc.
Norwegian ubekymret, sorgløs
  • ubekymretworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sorgløsworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • bekymringsløsworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • ubekymraworry free, light hearted, etc.
Polish beztroski, bezkłopotliwy
  • beztroskiworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • bezkłopotliwyworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • niefrasobliwyworry free, light hearted, etc.
Portuguese despreocupado
  • despreocupadoworry free, light hearted, etc.
Romanian lipsit de griji, nepăsător
  • lipsit de grijiworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • nepăsătorworry free, light hearted, etc.
Russian беззабо́тный, беспе́чный
  • беззабо́тный (bezzabótnyj)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • беспе́чный (bespéčnyj)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • легкомы́сленный (lexkomýslennyj)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Scottish Gaelic coma
  • comaworry free, light hearted, etc.
Slovak bezstarostný, ľahkomyselný
  • bezstarostnýworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • ľahkomyselnýworry free, light hearted, etc.
Spanish sin preocupaciones, sin ninguna preocupación
  • sin preocupacionesworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sin ninguna preocupaciónworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sin preocupación algunaworry free, light hearted, etc.
Swedish bekymmerslös, sorgfri
  • bekymmerslösworry free, light hearted, etc.
  • sorgfriworry free, light hearted, etc.
Turkish kaygısız
  • kaygısızworry free, light hearted, etc.
Ukrainian безтурбо́тний, легкова́жний
  • безтурбо́тний (bezturbótnyj)worry free, light hearted, etc.
  • легкова́жний (lehkovážnyj)worry free, light hearted, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

carefree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefree

MLA

“carefree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefree. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carefree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefree.

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