happy-go-lucky

hap·py–go–lucky

adj \ˌha-pē-gō-ˈlə-kē\

Definition of HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

: blithely unconcerned : carefree

First Known Use of HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

1856

Related to HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Synonyms: affable, breezy, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, laid-back, low-pressure, mellow

Antonyms: high-strung, uptight

Related Words: carefree, casual, dégagé, lackadaisical, nonchalant, unaffected, unconcerned, unfussy, unperturbed, untroubled, unworried; familiar, homey (also homy), informal; flexible, lax, lenient, permissive, pliable, pliant, soft; accessible, approachable; imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unshakable; amicable, companionable, comradely, cordial, genial, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, neighborly, warm, warmhearted

Near Antonyms: ceremonious, decorous, formal, rigid, strict; anxious, bothered, distressed, worried; jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, tense

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