CAREFREENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carefreeness mean? 

• CAREFREENESS (noun)
  The noun CAREFREENESS has 2 senses:

1. the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you

2. the trait of being without worry or responsibility

  Familiarity information: CAREFREENESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAREFREENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

carefreeness; insouciance; lightheartedness; lightsomeness

Hypernyms ("carefreeness" is a kind of...):

blitheness; cheerfulness (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits)

Derivation:

carefree (cheerfully irresponsible)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The trait of being without worry or responsibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("carefreeness" is a kind of...):

irresponsibility; irresponsibleness (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carefreeness"):

indifference; nonchalance; unconcern (the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern)

Derivation:

carefree (free of trouble and worry and care)