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carefree

/ˈkɛɚfɹi/

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What does carefree mean?

adjective

  1. Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɛɚfɹi/

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Everybody is joyous and carefree, for vacation's coming, and with that to look forward to, examinations don't count.
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157
He is prudent and sacrifices the immediate petty delights to the advantage of a carefree age.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
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Besides, she had lost all the old interests of her carefree girlish life that had been so full of hope.
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
We had a beautiful, sunny, carefree afternoon, and I'm sorry to have had it spoiled.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238