Leichtsinn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carelessness noun A lack of proper attention or caution.
- imprudence noun A lack of good sense or caution in what someone does.
- levity noun A lighthearted, joking attitude, especially when a situation calls for seriousness.
Senses
Leichtsinn is used for these senses in English:
- carelessness Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
- imprudence (uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
- levity A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
- light-mindedness The quality or state of one who is light-minded; lack of seriousness.
imprudence — full definition
- noun A lack of good sense or caution in what someone does.
- noun Something done without proper care or good sense.
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