Definitions of reckless [ˈrɛk lɪs]

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Definition of 'reckless'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) reckless
utterly unconcerned about consequences; rash; careless (sometimes fol. by of):
reckless drivers; to be reckless of danger.

2. reckless
characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness:
reckless extravagance.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME rekles, OE reccelēas, c. G ruchlos)

Definition of 'reckless'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
"foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

2. (adj) heedless, reckless
characterized by careless unconcern
"the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"

Definition of 'reckless'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) reckless
not careful or controlled
reckless behavior/actions; a reckless young man; She spent her money recklessly.; the recklessness of his words

Definition of 'reckless'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) reckless
inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent

2. (adj) reckless
rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless

Translation of 'reckless'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: very careless; acting or done without any thought of the consequences a reckless driver; reckless driving.
Afrikaans: roekeloos	Arabic: طائِش، مُتَهَوِّر	Bulgarian: безразсъден
Brazilian: descuidado	Czech: nedbalý, lehkomyslný	German: leichtsinnig
Danish: ubesindig; hasarderet	Greek: απερίσκεπτος, παράτολμος	Spanish: temerario
Estonian: hoolimatu, lohakas	Farsi: بی دقت	Finnish: rämäpäinen
French: téméraire	Hebrew: לא זָהִיר	Hindi: लापरवाह, असावधान
Croatian: bezobziran, lakouman	Hungarian: vakmerő	Indonesian: sembrono, ceroboh
Icelandic: kærulaus, glannalegur	Italian: temerario, spericolato	Japanese: 向こう見ずの
Korean: 무모한	Lithuanian: pramuštgalviškas	Latvian: pārgalvīgs
Malay: melulu	Dutch: roekeloos	Norwegian: uforsiktig, hensynsløs
Polish: lekkomyślny	Persian: بی دقت	Pashto: بى باكه، بۍ پروا، بى سنجش
Portuguese: descuidado	Romanian: imprudent, nesăbuit	Russian: неосторожный;безрассудный
Slovak: nedbajúci (na), ľahkovážn	Slovenian: brezbrižen	Serbian: bezobziran
Swedish: hänsynslös, vårdslös	Thai: สะเพร่า	Turkish: çok dikkatsiz
Taiwanese: 輕率魯莽的	Ukrainian: нерозсудливий, необачний	Urdu: بے پروا
Vietnamese: thiếu thận trọng	Chinese: 轻率鲁莽的，不顾危险的，粗心的，妄动的，不计后果
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