Meanings
- uncountableThe property of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From carefree + -ness (“the property of”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian безгри́жност, безгри́жие
- безгри́жност (bezgrížnost)the state of being lighthearted; joyous
- безгри́жие (bezgrížie)the state of being lighthearted; joyous
Finnish huolettomuus
- huolettomuusthe state of being lighthearted; joyous
French insouciance
- insouciancethe state of being lighthearted; joyous
Italian spensieratezza
- spensieratezzathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
Latvian nebēda, jautrība
- nebēdathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
- jautrībathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
- nebēdīgumsthe state of being lighthearted; joyous
- nebēdībathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
- bezrūpīgumsthe state of being lighthearted; joyous
- bezrūpībathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
Polish beztroska
- beztroskathe state of being lighthearted; joyous
Spanish despreocupación
- despreocupaciónthe state of being lighthearted; joyous
Ukrainian безтурбо́тність
- безтурбо́тність (bezturbótnistʹ)the state of being lighthearted; joyous
Cite this entry
carefreeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefreeness
“carefreeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefreeness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carefreeness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carefreeness.
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