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Word entry · 12 letters

carelessness

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"Lack of due caution"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/Part of speech nounSorted aceeelnrssssStarts with CEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2A3R4E5L6E7S8S9N10E11S12S

Definitions

  1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Word origin

From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.

Used in a sentence

  • This accident was caused by carelessness.

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