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carefree

/ˈkeəfriː/adjective

उच्चारण केअफ़्री

बेफ़िक्र, चिंतामुक्त

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adjective
  1. 1

    having no worries or responsibilities

    बेफ़िक्र, चिंतामुक्त

    • the carefree days of childhood
    • He lived a carefree life in the village.
    • The holidays were a carefree time of cycling and swimming.
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    • She looked carefree as she danced in the rain.
    • Retired and carefree, he spends his days in the garden.

    Synonyms untroubled light-hearted relaxed

    Opposite anxious worried careworn

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

carefree + noun

Used before a noun for a person or a period of life without worry.

बिना चिंता वाले व्यक्ति या जीवन-काल के लिए यह noun से पहले आता है।

  • Those carefree college days passed too quickly.
  • She has a carefree attitude to money.

be/feel/seem carefree

It also works after be, feel, look or seem.

यह be, feel, look या seem के बाद भी आता है।

  • The children looked carefree as they splashed in the first rain.
  • I felt carefree after the last paper.

carefree vs careless

'Carefree' means without worry and is usually positive; 'careless' means not paying attention and is a fault.

'Carefree' का अर्थ चिंतामुक्त है और यह प्रायः सकारात्मक है; 'careless' का अर्थ लापरवाह है और यह दोष है।

  • A carefree traveller enjoys the journey.
  • A careless driver puts others at risk.
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carefree + noun

childhooddayslaughterspirityouthholiday

  • Her carefree laughter filled the courtyard.

adverb + carefree

totallycompletelywonderfullyseeminglyutterly

  • He looked utterly carefree on the beach.

verb + carefree

feellookseemremainstay

  • She stayed carefree even on the eve of the exam.

carefree + way of living

lifestyleexistenceattitudemanner

  • He led a carefree existence in the hills.
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  • The village children had a carefree summer by the canal.

गाँव के बच्चों ने नहर के किनारे बेफ़िक्र गर्मियाँ बिताईं।

  • After the results, Radhika felt wonderfully carefree.

नतीजे आने के बाद राधिका ने बहुत हल्का और चिंतामुक्त महसूस किया।

  • He sang in a carefree voice while cooking.

वह खाना बनाते समय बेफ़िक्र आवाज़ में गा रहा था।

  • Retired life is not always carefree.

सेवानिवृत्त जीवन हमेशा चिंतामुक्त नहीं होता।

  • Their carefree attitude worried the teacher before the board exams.

उनके बेफ़िक्र रवैये ने बोर्ड परीक्षा से पहले शिक्षक को चिंता में डाल दिया।

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✗ The careless days of childhood are always remembered.

✓ The carefree days of childhood are always remembered.

Days without worry are 'carefree'; 'careless' would mean days of no attention.

चिंता-रहित दिनों के लिए 'carefree' आता है; 'careless' का अर्थ लापरवाही है।

✗ The carefree driver caused the accident.

✓ The careless driver caused the accident.

A driver who pays no attention is 'careless'; 'carefree' means free from worry.

ध्यान न देने वाला चालक 'careless' है; 'carefree' का अर्थ चिंतामुक्त है।

✗ She laughed carefreely at the fair.

✓ She laughed in a carefree way at the fair.

'Carefree' is an adjective and has no adverb form 'carefreely'; use a phrase.

'Carefree' विशेषण है और 'carefreely' रूप नहीं होता; वाक्यांश का प्रयोग करें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words describe a relaxed attitude, but only one is a fault.

ये शब्द निश्चिंत रवैये का वर्णन करते हैं, पर इनमें से केवल एक दोष है।

carefree

Free from worry; usually a pleasant state.

चिंता से मुक्त; प्रायः सुखद अवस्था।

  • We had a carefree holiday.

careless

Not giving enough attention, so mistakes happen.

पर्याप्त ध्यान न देने वाला, जिससे गलतियाँ होती हैं।

  • A careless error cost him a mark.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse with careless (not careful).

इसे careless (लापरवाह) से भ्रमित न करें।