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Dictionary: dev·il-may-care   (dĕv'əl-mā-kâr')
adj.
  1. Heedless of caution; reckless.
  2. Jovial and rakish in manner.

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adj

Definition: reckless, irresponsible
Antonyms: serious, solemn


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cheerfully irresponsible
  Synonyms: carefree, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy

Meaning #2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
  Synonyms: raffish, rakish


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Translations: Devil-may-care
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fandenivoldsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
roekeloos, onverschillig, zorgeloos

Français (French)
adj. - insouciant, je-m'en foutiste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sorglos-unbekümmert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλόγιστος, απερίσκεπτος, αδιάφορος, πέρα-βρέχει

Italiano (Italian)
strafottente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irresponsável

Русский (Russian)
беззаботный, наплевательский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - despreocupado, temerario, arriesgado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sorglös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
毫不在意的, 无所顾虑的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 毫不在意的, 無所顧慮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무모한, 아주 평화스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - むこうみずな, 無頓着な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طائش, مهمل, خالي البال ( مطنش)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פזיז, מה שיהיה יהיה, לעזאזל הכול‬


 
 
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