recklessness (noun)
1recklessness — reckless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» …
2recklessness — noun The property of being reckless, of taking unnecessary risks. His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger …
3recklessness — noun see reckless …
4recklessness — noun the trait of giving little thought to danger (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑foolhardiness, ↑rashness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rash (for: ↑rashness), ↑foolhardy ( …
5recklessness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolhardy boldness or disregard of danger: brashness, foolhardiness, incautiousness, rashness, temerariousness, temerity. See CAREFUL …
6reckless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. marked by lack of proper caution ; careless of consequences 2. irresponsible < reckless charges > Synonyms: see adventurous • recklessly adverb • recklessness noun …
7reckless — adjective without thought or care for the consequences of an action. Derivatives recklessly adverb recklessness noun Origin OE reccelēas, from the Gmc base (meaning care ) of reck …
8reckless — adjective not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions: reckless driving | a reckless adventurer | a reckless waste of money recklessly adverb recklessness noun (U) …
9reckless — UK [ˈrekləs] / US adjective not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions She showed a reckless disregard for her own safety. Derived words: recklessly adverb recklessness noun uncountable …
10reckless — [ˈrekləs] adj not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions reckless driving[/ex] recklessly adv recklessness noun [U] …
