different between unexcited vs careless
unexcited
English
Etymology
un- +? excited
Adjective
unexcited (comparative more unexcited, superlative most unexcited)
- Not feeling excitement or keen interest; placid; bored.
- Having seen the film twice before, I felt distinctly unexcited at the prospect of a third viewing.
- Not in a state of excitation.
- 1759, Literary Memoirs of Germany and the North
- From some excited bodies there proceeds for a certain distance to others unexcited, a light, which is reflected from the latter to the former, and in the reflexion snaps; and which upon touching the skin of a man or beast is felt with a smarting: This snapping light is call'd the electrical Sparks.
- 1759, Literary Memoirs of Germany and the North
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careless
English
Etymology
From Middle English careles, from Old English carl?as (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care +? -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (“careless, negligent”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/, /?k??l?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l?s
Adjective
careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)
- Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11thc.]
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him."
"What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?"
"This morning, before father went downtown."
Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him."
- Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 49:
- I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 49:
- (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11thc.]
- Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:careless
Derived terms
- carelessly
- carelessness
Translations
Anagrams
- acreless, raceless, rescales
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