carefree B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈkɛɚfɹi/ UK /ˈkɛəfɹiː/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · happy and relaxed because... unworriedeasygoinghappy-go-luckyat ease ↔ Opposites aggravatedagitatedanxiouscarewornconcerneddisturbednervousperturbedruffledserioussternstressed Etymology AI details From care + -free. *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown