carefree

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈkɛɚfɹi/ UK /ˈkɛəfɹiː/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #14107

Meanings

1

adj
Happy and relaxed because you have no worries or problems.

They spent a carefree summer at the beach.
2

adj
Cheerful but a little careless, especially about responsibilities.

He is rather carefree with his money.

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1 adj · happy and relaxed because... unworried easygoinghappy-go-luckyat ease

Opposites

aggravatedagitatedanxious careworn concerned disturbed nervousperturbedruffledserious stern stressed

Etymology

From care + -free.

*ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European

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# carefree

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkɛɚfɹi
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɛəfɹiː
**Frequency rank:** 14107

## Meanings
1. Happy and relaxed because you have no worries or problems.
2. Cheerful but a little careless, especially about responsibilities.

## Examples
- They spent a carefree summer at the beach.
- He is rather carefree with his money.

## Antonyms
- aggravated
- agitated
- anxious
- careworn
- concerned
- disturbed
- nervous
- perturbed
- ruffled
- serious
- stern
- stressed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵeh₂r-

## Etymology
From care + -free.

## AI Etymology
Carefree is from care plus -free. The historical chain also includes Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adjective, carefree denotes happy and relaxed because you have no worries or problems and cheerful but a little careless, especially about responsibilities.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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