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

Derived Forms

• ˈcareˌfreeness, noun

Other Words From

• carefreeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carefree¹

First recorded in 1785–95; care + free

Example Sentences

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.

From The Daily Beast

Things seem fine at the outset, as they always do—the children are fun and adorable, the husband and wife happy and carefree.

From The Daily Beast

Too carefree with that red Solo cup, or wary of a handsome stranger buying the next round?

From The Daily Beast

Her jauntiness and carefree attitude appeals to him; the negative side is her carelessness.

From The Daily Beast

Putting on a seemingly carefree attitude, Colbert claimed he was under a lot of pressure to deliver during this episode.

From The Daily Beast

In a few days a new home was ready and the terrible hurricane forgotten by the carefree, happy little boy.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a carefree kind of life, with just enough of variety to hold Bud's interest to the adventuring.

From Project Gutenberg

Men thought that if he had had a guilty conscience, he could not have seemed so carefree.

From Project Gutenberg

And I seem not greatly to care: whenever that comes home to me I merely light a carefree cigarette.

From Project Gutenberg

He is prudent and sacrifices the immediate petty delights to the advantage of a carefree age.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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