carefree

[kair-free]

adjective

1. without anxiety or worry.

   Synonyms: blithe, gleeful, cheerful, elated, joyous, lighthearted

2. requiring little care.

   carefree fabrics.

carefree

/ ˈkɛəˌfriː /

adjective

1. without worry or responsibility

Other Word Forms

• carefreeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carefree¹

First recorded in 1785–95; care + free

Example Sentences

For me, it’s indispensable during boating season, when I’m juggling the roles of host and carefree reveler.

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It’s a return to innocence — a gustatory reminder of those carefree childhood moments when I indulged in the sourest of sour treats to my heart’s content.

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Looking more carefree and content, she has played some of her best tennis since that extraordinary triumph and is close to climbing back into the world's top 30.

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Feeling more relaxed and carefree off court is how she feels she can best fulfil her potential on it.

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Looking more carefree and content, she has played some of her best tennis since the US Open triumph and is close to climbing back into the world's top 30.

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Related Words

• blithe 
• breezy 
• cheerful 
• cheery 
• easygoing 
• happy 
• happy-go-lucky 
• jaunty 
• jovial 
• sunny 
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• unbothered