Definition of carefree
: free from care: such asa : having no worries or troubles spent a carefree day at the lakeb : irresponsible is carefree with his money
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Examples of carefree in a Sentence
She has a carefree attitude toward life.
They spent a carefree day at the lake.
Recent Examples of carefree from the Web
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So why would the amateur investigator Lord Peter Wimsey and his mystery author bride Harriet Vane assume their country honeymoon in Hertfordshire would be carefree, and corpse-free?
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A group of carefree freshmen and sophomores led Oklahoma to the Women's College World Series title a year ago.
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This is, at its heart, our most solemn and yet our most carefree long weekend, marking the beginning of summer, a time when life seems in full bloom.
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At that moment, a group of five or six teenage girls were giggling, singing and generally being carefree behind me.
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But in the show, this observation seems a bit out of place, as Renly and his followers don’t seem particularly young, carefree or extravagant.
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Origin and Etymology of carefree
see 1care
First Known Use: 1621
CAREFREE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of carefree for English Language Learners
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: having no worries or problems : free from care
CAREFREE Defined for Kids
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: free from care or worry Carefree children skipped through the park.
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