Difference in English
Care has two meanings: “concern” and “caution”.
| Carefree | Being happy and without worries, like a carefree day at the beach |
| Careless | When you’re not paying enough attention, and that might lead to mistakes |
Think of carefree as “care + free”, like you’re free from all worries. Think of careless as “care + less”, as being less careful.
Examples
| Tom was happy and carefree. |
| I was careless. I didn’t pay attention. |
Carefree and careless sound different too:
| Carefree | |
| Careless |
Other examples with carefree and careless
| Elena acted like a carefree teenager. |
| My parents live a carefree life in the countryside. |
| Daniel wished he could go back to that carefree time. |
| He is careless about money. |
| Don’t be so careless! |
| Tom is a careless driver. |
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